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<caption>{{ROOTPAGENAME}}<br />Episode 25: That Day</caption>
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{{Line|dialogue=<i>The information August had collected was perfect. The plan was also perfect.</i>}}
{{Line|dialogue=<i>We invaded the target’s building without a problem.<br>It was supposed to be an easy mission—we would copy the data and return.</i>}}
{{Line|dialogue=<i>But our plan had been leaked.<br>The enemy was on the watch, and we were surrounded. While fleeing, August was struck by a bullet.</i>}}
{{Line|dialogue=<i>I lent August my shoulder and somehow managed to escape the building.<br>But the enemy skilfully drove us to the edge of a cliff with no escape.</i>}}
{{Line|border=other|dialogue=“I won’t survive. Escape on your own, December....<br>You can dive from here and swim safely to shore.”}}
{{Line|border=hisoka|dialogue=“...No. I refuse to leave you.”}}
{{Line|border=other|dialogue=“Run, you can at least escape alone...”}}
{{Line|border=hisoka|dialogue=“No! Don’t die!”}}
{{Line|border=other|dialogue=“I’m, already...”}}
{{Line|border=hisoka|dialogue=“August, if you can’t be saved, then I’ll die here too.”}}
{{Line|dialogue=<i>The moment August’s eyes closed,<br>I tore the pendant from my chain and opened the vial.</i>}}
{{Line|border=other|dialogue=“It’s... pointless...”}}
{{Line|dialogue=<i>August smiled faintly when I finished drinking the drug.</i>}}
{{Line|border=hisoka|dialogue=“August...?”}}
{{Line|border=other|dialogue=“That drug... I switched both of yours out... for a drug that makes you temporarily lose your memory...”}}
{{Line|border=hisoka|dialogue=“Eh...?”}}
{{Line|dialogue=<i>August explained, as his voice and my consciousness began to fade.</i>}}
{{Line|border=other|dialogue=“I was the one who invited you to the Organization, so I didn’t want either of you to die, no matter what... Forget about me and the Organization, and live a new life...”}}
{{Line|border=hisoka|dialogue=“Au, gust....”}}
{{Line|dialogue=<i>My head was spinning and I couldn’t stand straight.<br>I tried to say, what do you mean, but my mouth wouldn’t open—because August thrust me off the cliff.</i>}}
{{Line|border=other|dialogue=“Live....”}}
{{Line|border=hisoka|dialogue=“—h.”}}
{{Line|dialogue=<i>As my vision turned over, the strangely beautiful full moon caught my eye and burned its image into my mind alongside a deep regret.</i>}}
{{Line|dialogue=<i>My body slammed into the cold sea, and the suffocating sensation jolted me awake.<br>After that, I just desperately swam forward.</i>}}
{{Line|dialogue=<i>August’s last words took over my whole mind.<br>When I finally made it to shore, I had exhausted my energy and lost consciousness.</i>}}
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{{Line|dialogue=<i>And when I woke up... I remembered nothing.</i>}}
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{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=No... that can’t be....}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=...That’s everything August wished for on that day.}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=Stop lying!}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=—hh.}}
{{Line|character=Izumi|border=izumi|dialogue=Chikage-san, please stop!}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=You killed him! You betrayed the Organization and led August into a trap—!}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=—gh.}}
{{Line|character=Izumi|border=izumi|dialogue=Chikage-san!}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=You leaked our plan—!}}
{{Line|character=Izumi|border=izumi|dialogue=(Chikage-san thought Hisoka-san had betrayed the him all this time. Did the Organization convince him of that....?)}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=That’s why the Organization ordered me to—.}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=...That’s the most convenient story for the real traitor. The traitor is probably still within the Organization.}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=—Shut up!}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=...I have proof.}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=...?}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=...April, your suicide drug should also be switched out.}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=——.}}
{{Line|border=chikage|dialogue=...Hmph. And how will you confirm that?}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=I’ll drink it.}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=What?}}
{{Line|character=Izumi|border=izumi|dialogue=No, Hisoka-san!}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=What’s wrong with you? If you do that, you’ll....}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=I won’t die. I’ll just lose my memory again.}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=“Just”...? What are you going to do about this so-called family of yours? You’ll forget everything.}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=...I can make memories again. I know everyone will accept me.}}
{{Line|character=Izumi|border=izumi|dialogue=Hisoka-san....}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=...If I can prove this, Chikage will believe in me. My whole family will come back to me.}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=——.}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=....}}
{{Line|character=Izumi|border=izumi|dialogue=Hisoka-san—!}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=Stop!}}
{{Line|dialogue=<i>*Vial shatters*</i>}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=——.}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=You really did join a theater troupe. You’ve become quite the actor.}}
{{Line|character=Izumi|border=izumi|dialogue=Chikage-san! Hisoka-san wanted to—.}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=I won’t be fooled by that performance....}}
{{Line|border=chikage|dialogue=...?}}
{{Line|border=chikage|dialogue=It doesn’t smell sweet...?}}
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{{Line|character=August|border=other|dialogue=“This suicide drug smells rea~lly sweet, so December and I need to be extra careful not to accidentally drink it when we get hungry.”}}
{{Line|character=December|border=hisoka|dialogue=“...April loves spicy foods, so he’s safe.”}}
{{Line|character=April|border=chikage|dialogue=“Guys, don’t commit suicide by accident, okay?”}}
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{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=——.}}
{{Line|border=chikage|dialogue=August, did you really...?}}
{{Line|border=chikage|dialogue=Then, why did I, all this time....}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=...April. I tried putting myself in your shoes.}}
{{Line|border=hisoka|dialogue=I’m sorry for leaving you alone all this time.}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=...What are you saying.}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=If I were you, I don’t think I could’ve endured it.}}
{{Line|border=hisoka|dialogue=...You lost the only two members of your family at once. You weren’t even allowed to mourn; you were made to loathe...}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=...——.}}
{{Line|border=chikage|dialogue=...What should I... what should I do. I was the one who betrayed you—my only family.}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=...I want you to act on stage.}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=...Eh?}}
{{Line|character=Hisoka|border=hisoka|dialogue=...April, I’m no longer the only member of your family. You’re going to live a new life with a new family from here on out.}}
{{Line|border=hisoka|dialogue=...Just as August wished.}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=A new family....}}
{{Line|character=Izumi|border=izumi|dialogue=Chikage-san....}}
{{Line|character=Chikage|border=chikage|dialogue=——.}}
{{Line|character=Izumi|border=izumi|dialogue=(What Chikage-san did is something that cannot be forgiven. But I can’t let August-san’s last will and Hisoka-san’s feelings go to waste.)}}
{{Line|border=izumi|dialogue=(We took in Chikage-san once; we won’t throw him out.)}}
{{Line|border=izumi|dialogue=(I’ll accept him again. Because Chikage-san is no longer the Chikage-san he was up till now.)}}
{{Line|border=izumi|dialogue=(I want the current Chikage-san to perform as Oswald. I want him to stand on stage with everyone else in the Spring Troupe.)}}
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