Sae, The Bath, and The Other Side of the Door
Mikki, the changing of the season happened before I knew it.
Our parent conferences are over, and it's now fall.
It was fall before the conferences too...
Um, that's not what I meant.
Every day is precious, is what I think I'm trying to say.
And so that's it, got it?
So the point is, for this magic, the feelings have to be together or it won't work, right?
Like you and me!
C-cut it out!
In any case, if we learn to use this teleportation magic,
Then you could use it to get out of situations like when you got stuck in the clubroom last time.
Don't remind me...
Now everyone!
Let's show our magic club's determination!
Yes!
Excuse me, I have a photo shoot after this, could we go to my work place?
Oh, so is that why only you're not in uniform?
If this magic works out, then you'll be able to go wherever, whenever you want.
However, first we should try for something easily in reach.
Everyone,
Form in your mind, an image of a door.
A door?
Right.
For teleportation. In other words, using the power of imagining a door,
We're going to change the way they connect.
Now then, follow me!
A door...
We have to combine all our thought into one...
A wonder what kind of door everyone is imagining...
What kind...
No, no, just a regular door!
A regular door.
A regular door...
A regular...
You...
You're...
Now everyone!
Step over to the other side of the door!
Okay!
OH NO!!
I'm going to be late!
Well then, we're going to go home too.
Excuse us!
Excuse us...
Don't be depressed, Takeo.
We can practice together, just the two of us.
If it's just us, then we'll be perfectly compatible.
Let's become one!
Stop it! I don't want to become one with you!
Okay, then two is fine.
Let's start.
Oh no!
Nanaka...
Yeah?
The magic didn't work, was it my fault?
There you go again,
You worry too much about it.
You see, I was thinking about something else then.
When I opened the door, there was this weird person.
Well, not really weird...
more like... an unusual person.
Recently I've been seeing that person every once in a while.
Hurry up, or I'll leave you behind!
I'm not even sure myself why I imagined that person.
But that must be why I couldn't concentrate on the magic...
I'm going!
Because of that, Akane might have been late for work too...
I...
Nanaka?
Welcome!
Will you be eating here, or take out?
Huh?
Oh well!
I'm home!
But...
Who is that person?
Here...
Th-thanks!
Wh-why are you in our closet with kuriman from Mitoya?
That's what I'd like to know.
Oh, did you think I was mad because you went home ahead of me?
So you got a present...
Well, I'm not mad at all!
It was a little of a shock, but...
Did anything happen to you?
Huh? Like what?
If nothing happened then never mind.
See ya!
Wait, Nanaka! Where...
Wait!
Nanaka!
Nanaka...
That Aburatsubo,
I know he's just joking,
But sometimes I can't tell how far...
How'd I get here all of a sudden...
I could swear I just opened the front door.
Could I be losing my memory?
I didn't think I reached that age yet...
Well, in any case...
Ah well...
I wonder if Nanaka got home okay...
What was she talking about? What did she mean if anything happened to me?
Could something have happened to everyone else?
Ah well.
It looks like that magic has warped the connections from our doors to doors.
But to have to go through Takako's closet every time I want a drink of tea, that's ridiculous...
That Takako! To leave this here!
This...
No, no!
Gotta cool off with some iced tea...
What's this?
I...I can't see...
President Takakura!
Th-that voice, is that Sawanoguchi?
Why are you in our refrigerator, Sawanoguchi?
P-President, why are you in our bath?
B-bath?!
Is that your bathroom?!
Yes...
President Takakura, that I'm in your refrigerator...
But this, but...
N-no wait! Don't misunderstand!
Ow...
There's a reason for this!
That's my bra...
B...
This is yours, Sawanoguchi?
No, wait!
Please listen, Sawanoguchi!
This is because...
It's a mistake, Takeo!
Aburatsubo?
If you wanted so much to see a naked body,
I would have shown you mine.
Hey! Stop it! Not here!
Go, go back!
No, no, no!
You two, what are you doing in our closet?
This is our attic...
Nanaka! Are you there too Nanaka?
Sae?!
It seems because of the effects of the teleportation spell,
that the connection between doors for just us has become strange.
I see...
I totally misunderstood.
It's okay, as long as you understand.
I know President Takakura would never peep, but I...
That's okay...
But what I thought was inexcusable!
Sa-Sawanoguchi!
You-you shouldn't stand up like that!
On top of that you picked up my bra for me.
As thanks, please accept these silver bras and these gold bras.
Th-that's okay, there's no need to thank me...
There's no need...
Oh, um...
By the way, has anything happened to you, Sawanoguchi?
Nothing's happened to me...
Oh well. I think everything should return to normal by tomorrow.
What?! Isn't there some spell to return it to normal right now?
Well, if we all get together again and cast a cancellation spell.
Okay, we better get in touch with Aikawa then!
The question is, where should we meet?
It seems that Sawanoguchi can't move around like us.
Maybe we don't need Sawanoguchi.
Oh, I drew a map!
From Sae's room, I went through three stores at the mall, then finally ended up in our closet.
From there, to get back to my room was quite a chore.
And so Nakatomi's closet is connected to here.
So that means if we follow that in reverse, we'll end up in Sawanoguchi's closet?
Um, excuse me President Takakura...
Yes, what is it?
I...
I'd like to get out soon.
Oh, sorry! Go ahead!
If you don't mind, could we use your room as the meeting place?
It looks like that's the best place for everyone to meet.
Okay...
I-I'll return this to you.
Geeze...
What we're you muttering about just now, you're giving me the creeps!
Go do that somewhere else!
What?!
Oh, nothing!
One-two, one-two...
Weirdo.
I'm the only one that nothing happened.
Maybe I really don't have any ability.
Everyone else... is able to teleport.
Oh, that's right, I only have change from that pizza...
Was I able to teleport to!
I did it!
I really did it!
How am I going to get home...
Excuse me!
Okay...
Now then, let's meet up with Aburatsubo and everyone.
I'll have to get in touch with Aikawa too...
Ouch!
This is...
Are you alright?
Ai-Aikawa!
Wh...why are you here?
Oh, you surprised me!
You should have at least knocked!
From there?
Yes.
That's strange, I was sure it was connected to Aburatsubo's house.
There is no connection.
What?
Oh, excuse the mess...
Vice-president?
Vice-president Aburatsubo?
Sis, phone!
Oh, the phone! Um now...
Hello?
Oh, Nanaka!
What?! You're lost!
Sae, I thought nothing happened to you?
It happened to me too!
But then when I thought it would be bad to end up somewhere weird,
I ended up in weirder and weirder places.
Like an Italian pizza place, and then the roof of the department store,
and inside the zoo.
And in there, there was this strange animal like a skunk and anteater staring at me,
I was scared...
And so where are you now?
Well, I'm not too sure...
Isn't there some landmark around?
Um well...
Um, well...
In any case, don't move from there, okay?
Yes, but...
Sae?!
I'm out of money...
What should I do?
Oh, sorry!
Over here.
I haven't had anything to drink today...
So that means you can go wherever you can think of?
It took a little while to get used to it at first, but I can control it pretty well now.
I see.
So our preconception of the connections between doors,
was limiting our own teleportation.
Now I see.
In reality, from moment to moment, where we were transported depended on what we were thinking.
Once we go where it initially connected, it becomes associated in our memory.
That's why we can't go anywhere else from that particular door.
That's right, when I got home, I wanted to go to the toilet.
And then when I opened the refrigerator, it was after I picked up Sawanoguchi's br-, so unconsciously...
Unconsciously?
In other words, it senses the suggestion of the inner human unconscious thought.
So that's why sometimes you'll end up somewhere else.
So you unconsciously thought of Sawanoguchi's bath?
Aikawa too...
Nakatomi!
President!
Oh, this is Aikawa's...
Yes.
What?
WHAT?! Sawanoguchi's lost?!
This isn't good.
She started thinking about all kinds of things.
She got drawn more and more off.
Everyone!
Let's split up and look for Sawanoguchi.
What??
Where should we search?
Well...
Um...
I told her not to move...
I heard a train, so she must be at a public phone near the station.
Alright! Let's search all the phones around the station!
Oh my, what a bothersome girl.
Where...
You're...
SAE!
Sawanoguchi!
We're closed already...
Oh, sorry.
Sawanoguchi!
Takeo!
Oh, did you find her?
No.
I've searched all round the station.
I'll check underground.
Okay, thanks.
Why did you call me?
You came on your own.
You can go wherever you want.
Wherever I want?
Wait a minute...
She's probably not where she made the phone call from.
If that's true, then her unconscious...
Somewhere that Sawanoguchi would be likely to think of...
That's right.
If you set your feelings free,
You'll be able to go to where you most want to,
You'll be able to meet the person you most want to.
Set my feelings free?
Wait!
Where I most want to go...
The person I most want to meet...
Nanaka?
Sawanoguchi!
President Takakura!
I'm glad!
Waiting here worked out!
President Takakura...
I...
Sa-Sawanoguchi...
Sae!
Nanaka!
We were so worried!
Sorry!
It's okay now.
I'm glad!
Okay, I'll take a taxi home.
Thanks for everything!
We'll be going now too.
Hold on,
It's late already, we'll take you home.
Right, Takeo?
Yeah, that's right.
But I wonder... just who was that person...