The Revival Arc that we're working on now is probably like a bonus stage. An extension of the school festival. The embers from the closing event's bonfire have only just started to smolder. Once we film this last scene, finish another movie, and present it to an audience... We can finally move on.

E-ki: A code, like, something to prove it's one of us when we enter the room! A-no: You get so into these types of things... E-ki: What's wrong with that~? Is it a bad idea? A-no: It's not a bad idea, per se... You need to come up with one quick, though.

There are some parts that, now that I was rewatching them, make me wish we had a cut there, and if we got started on criticizing the quality of some parts, we could go on forever about it. But even so, we were proud of what we created. This was the absolute best movie we could have made right now.

A-no: This is Yaruki Enoki-san! E-ki: Uh... A-no... What do you think of that...? A-no: ...? I really think it is very cute! C-na: Nope, I don't find it cute in the slightest.

W: It's so easy to forget to lock up the back door and gate after I've had a smoke... E: Huh? What? Mr. W? W: Having to do my rounds around campus is such a pain, and even if some harmless students happened to intrude and got home safely afterwards, it's not like I'd know about it... E: ...Right!

But even after some time had passed, B-ka still hadn't come back.

I was so pleased by all the time and effort that everyone had put into this, I wound up answering in a slightly raised voice, "—Leave it to me!"

D-suke: Our classmates even said that while you were writing the scripts, the aura you've been giving off was so scary that no one dared to approach you.

C-na: Are you interested in the haunted house? E-ki: Uh, y-yeah, I guess...! C-na: Hehe, you have good taste.

"You'd better not put our efforts to waste.... director." Even though she still looked tired, A-no smiled at me. Before I knew it, D-suke and B-ka, and even C-na, who had still been talking by herself, were all smiling at me, too.

We can't all stay together forever. We can't live only within our happy memories forever. If we were trapped in them, that wouldn't really be a good thing. So that this world didn't repeat in an endless loop, though that was impossible...

[W-sensei] After discovering them, I immediately called the ambulance to move E-ki to the hospital. Please. At least you... Because... the other children are already...

D-suke: How about you, E-ki? E-ki: Eh? Just doing some stuff... A-no: You're just fooling around, right. E-ki: Rude!! Of course I'm not!!

[W-sensei] E-ki. Everyone... Even if it's a little, guide your teacher to the truth.

Hey, guys, let's have some fun I mean, it's a festival that only happens once a year, so if we all come together, it'll be tons more fun, alright?

C-na was probably scared herself. It was obvious that she would be; even if everything culminated in the most mundane conclusion possible, wandering the school at night by yourself with all this going on would scare anyone. Even so, C-na was the type to worry about others first.

What should I do? What should I do? The fact that we heard C-na scream means that something already happened to her...! Should I chase after A-no? Should I head to the night duty room? Or should I leave the school to find someone to help us? What would be best for me to do!?

And now, we'll get a display of A-no's legendary skills...!! "A-no...! Now...!" When I turned my head, the sight that greeted me was...! "...Bam! ...Huh? W-Wham!!" A-no struggling to even play the game.

I also wanted to continue my pattern of meeting all the other Film Club members by coming here. I made my way around for some time, but I didn't see anyone. I felt like I'd run into someone in the courtyard soon enough, though.

Contrasting A-no's spirit were the shaky voices of the Gaming Club as they spoke to us. "...C-Could you... please leave already...?" Faced with mine and A-no's glares, they'd already given up on their previous acts.

Saying that he'd grow into it before long, he wore a loose uniform that he'd bought a size too big, but it was obvious that his overly-long sleeves were just another moe point in the end.

The ones in charge of each story are as follows. A-no would be doing "One-man Hide and Seek," B-ka would be doing "Doppleganger," C-na would be doing "The Phone Call from Mearry," and D-suke would be doing "The Monkey's Paw".

[B-ka] Since we finished setting everything up, there's probably no one there, I thought as I drew closer to the music room, but there was some kind of noise coming from inside. I nervously peeked into the room, and there was our director and producer, E-ki-kun. "...I wonder what he's doing...?"

What made me shiver even more were those final words she said to me before heading off on her own. "I've learned two of your weaknesses today, E-ki-san."

A-no: Hm... If that's so... Why don't you use our names as reference? E-ki: ! That's brilliant!!

(artist: さいね)

E-ki: Wh-What the hell was that for?! A-no: Don't play dumb with me! How can you sound so confident when you haven't thought of anything?!

I'm being looked at again, but what's up now? My friends coming closer, with scary looks on their faces: I completely forgot; I had to help with the showcase.

It's a surprise to me that D-suke had that kind of past, but... knowing D-suke, it's totally possible.

And so, having roughly decided the outline for the movie, we decided to call it a day. Even on the way home, we never stopped talking about the production of the film, what kinds of props we needed, and other things like that....

A-no: Oooh!! It's a FamiPlay! Look, E-ki, it's a FamiPlaaay! E-ki: This console's called a FamiPlay? A-no: Yep! It's a retro game treasure that came out before the Super FamiPlay!

A-no's fist nicked my cheek once again. Hold on, did she teleport?! Eh? Wasn't she sitting in her chair just a moment ago?! What are you, a character from a fighting game?!

He's the current Film Club's advisor. He's usually a mess, a teacher with no motivation to work whatsoever, but he really did his best for us. He probably single-handedly raised the value of this year's school festival.

W: It's so easy to forget to lock up the back door and gate after I've had a smoke... E: Huh? What? Mr. W? W: Having to do my rounds around campus is such a pain, and even if some harmless students happened to intrude and got home safely afterwards, it's not like I'd know about it... E: ...Right!

C-na: I'll be fine. I'm used to this kind of thing. E-ki: But...! C-na: The haunted house. E-ki: Huh? C-na: I'm better at navigating pitch-black spaces; we already know that from the haunted house, don't we?

Dear: E The ending won't change.

D-suke and C-na openly admired the creations. As one would expect, seeing replicas of amazing quality that captured their traits so well in 3D brought them joy.

Seeing that B-ka looked a little dejected, I put a hand on his shoulder and told him, "I really liked 'The Dream's Conclusion' though!" At first, B-ka seemed confused about what I meant, but he soon smiled and replied, "Huh? A-ah.... um.... th-thanks....?"

E-ki: Alright, c'mere, B-ka! B-ka: ...Huh? Huuuuh?

A-no's face was still a bit flushed, but, gathering her wits, she got to work with a, "Tell me what you want to order already!" Hey, if she's gonna be like that, it's gonna turn into a tsundere cafe...!

E-ki: Alright! I need to get some stuff ready for the next scene we have to film, so let's take a short break! B-ka: ...Uh, well, then, I'm... going to go to the bathroom.... E-ki: Oh, are you gonna be okay? Do you need someone to go with you? B-ka: ...No, I'm fiiine...