Date A Live (デート・ア・ライブ)

I thought that sight was lost to me.

lost even from my wildest dreams.

It's been confined to live only in my memories,

still unfading after all these years.

And yet, I've longed to see him.

If not when I'm awake, then a dream would be enough!

I want to see him.

Please, one more time.

Hey, me, are you all right?

I'm okay.

Is Miss Murasame nearby, still?

Rather, is Phantom nearby?

She's already left the vicinity.

It would appear she's run away from us.

It feels like we won too easily.

She must be weak from dividing her Spirit powers

so many times.

And yet, besting Phantom doesn't mean we're all done.

We still have a lot left to do

before we reach the finish line.

You don't have to tell us., we know where the end is.

Her present form is insignificant,

a fragmented shell of what she once was.

Our target is the monster she was in her prime.

But still, it's a foolhardy plan

for Phantom to divide her power and create so many new Spirits.

Didn't she know it would

inevitably lead to the decline of her own strength?

Do I understand correctly?

Kurumi has saved you over 200 times?

That's right, DEM keeps killing me.

But she's there, to turn back the clock

and stop their attacks.

We've had it wrong.

The reason she wants to go back in time

and kill the Spirit of Origin

is so she can save her best friend.

Then she'll erase all the tragedy caused by Spirits,

and keep it from ever happening.

To do that, she told me she needs my Spirit power.

No way.

That's what she's been doing?

She's fighting to rescue people?

Oh, wow, I'm surprised.

But if the Spirit of Origin hurt people, that would mean...

To be as refined as they are, our Sephira must have cost

countless human lives.

There are a lot of feelings

to unpack with that one.

-Huh. -Huh.

Regardless of Kurumi's reasons,

we can't afford to give up Shido's Spirit power.

That's non-negotiable.

To start, we don't have any guarantee

that Kurumi can actually beat this Spirit of Origin.

If I may, I'm gonna have a hard time believing her.

Of course, you have history.

After how many times the two of you have fought.

-But please... - With that said!

If I refused to trust this story,

then I would by extension be saying

my big brother is lying,

and since that's preposterous, I'll play along.

This is getting complicated.

But I guess I understand where you're coming from.

More importantly,

I have one other concern I'd like to bring

-to your attention. -Huh?

There was another woman in your story.

Mio Takamiya, I believe she was.

I find it suspicious.

She might be connected to us.

If Takamiya's her real name, it raises some questions.

Could we be dealing with a blood relative of ours?

I was curious about that too.

Who is this Mio Takamiya person?

What reason does she have for creating Spirits?

Kurumi got both her Sephirah and Spirit powers from her.

You know, it almost sounds like the Phantom

that appeared before us.

Mio Takamiya, Phantom, too,

plus the Spirit of Origin Kurumi told us about.

Inquiry, what is the relationship between them?

There must be a common thread to locate.

Huh.

This would be so much easier if we had Raziel.

We wouldn't have to wait for an answer,

we'd already have it!

Agreed, it's a peculiar tale to be sure.

But, if you're so curious,

I mean, couldn't you find your answers

locked away in your past?

I wish it were as easy as remembering it.

We've lost our memories.

Both Mana and I have amnesia.

We've got nothing on our youngest years,

and we're still not certain what caused it to begin with.

You've told Muku all about your amnesia.

But now, I can help return those memories to you.

Just like that? You mean it?

Michael is a key that can open any door.

There are zero exceptions.

Not even you.

Your sealed memories will be an easy door to open.

Slow down there!

Are we sure it's safe to do that?

I don't know what kind of terrible things

happened back then,

but I'm worried about my Darling.

It won't hurt him to remember all this, will it?

-What do you think? -I'll be just fine.

Please, don't worry.

This is about more than Mio Takamiya.

I need to know what happened in our past.

That's what matters to me.

I have to do this.

Shido.

Come, Michael!

Well, I'm off.

You've got this!

You can trust Michael.

I'm sure everything will be okay.

Oh, my, I can't believe something so long and hard

is going into my Darling!

Miku, will you learn to read the room?

Ah, Shin, you're all right.

Hm, is something wrong?

Oh, nothing, I'm perfectly fine.

- Shido! -

-How are you? -You scared us!

Shido, go easy on yourself!

Why's everyone up in arms, what's going on?

What do you mean, "Why are we up in arms?"

How did you think we'd react when you collapsed on us?

Agreed.

You passed out from using Michael's power.

So fast we couldn't react.

Huh?

Huh, really?

Sorry, I worried you all for nothing.

It's fine, what matters is you woke up.

I knew my kiss would work.

I saved Sleeping Beauty.

-Huh? -

What is this "kiss" you're talking about?

Don't listen to her, Shido.

Allow me to explain.

As we breathe out, particles of our breath

fill the air.

Statistically, it's entirely possible

that ones from my breath may have reached Shido.

In essence we've been kissing this whole time,

simply by breathing.

That raises an important question!

If it's true, then just by being in this room together,

we're all making out right now?

Of course it does.

We're locked in a deep kiss.

What a magnificent scientific breakthrough!

I can't believe this idea isn't taught in schools!

Wait a second.

I don't understand what you're saying.

How can we be kissing if nobody's touching?

I'd be happy to give you a comparison later!

I'm sure Natsumi would be willing to have

a three-way with us!

Muku's sorry, my Mister.

None of this would've happened if you hadn't used

Michael on yourself.

Hey, all good, I'm feeling right as rain!

Check it, perfect range of motion!

Thanks, Mister.

So, what happened?

Did you see anything?

Do you remember how our lives used to be?

Oh, yeah, well, I...

Hold on, what's happening?

I saw something there.

I'm positive I did.

But now, I remember nothing.

Don't push yourself too hard.

Okay?

We can always try something else another time.

Yeah, you're right.

- I have an idea. -Huh?

Why don't you try it on me, big brother?

-Hm? -Maybe it didn't work for you,

but hey, who's to say I won't remember something?

We need to see our past, you know?

It isn't just about Mio Takamiya.

Yeah, yeah, we'll try it sometime down the road.

For now, our priority should be helping Shido recover.

Huh? Is there something you wanna say?

Hm.

She's right, I'm sorry, Mana.

Would you mind waiting a little while?

Hm?

Ike, you said you found something?

Nightmare is a thorn in our side.

How has Kurumi Tokisaki been able to interfere