Report 204

Plot
Kento confirms the Division Chief's suspicion that the closer people are to the carriers of the virus from the pill taken at the beginning of the ReLIFE experiment, the greater the extent that they get infected and the more powerful the effects the memory erasure will be. Thus the probability that Arata and Chizuru will forget each other is quite high no matter what. The Division Chief accepts the answer and says he'll report it to the directors. As the Division Chief leaves he encounters Ryō, who has been listening to the conversation around the corner. Ryō pretends that nothing is wrong, saying he's visiting the laboratory to request some medicine.

After the Division Chief has left, Ryō confronts Kento. As he and An bet on the possibility to have the two subjects creating lots of memories together, hoping against hope that somehow they may have their memories persist, Ryō asks Kento why did he remain quiet about the fact that their efforts would have the opposite effect since knew what they were doing. Kento tells him he stayed silent for Ryō's own sake, as he suspected that if he found out he would lose heart and would be less able to support the subjects properly. Kento tells Ryō he does not want to see a repeat of the Ryō from last year, being caught in uncertainty and risking failure of the subjects.

However, Kento adds that he also really wants to know what will come of Ryō and An's efforts, because nothing is actually certain and he wants to remain optimistic. "Sometimes feelings will overcome theory," he remarks with a smile. As Ryō walks back home, he recalls Kento's parting words and repeats to himself, "The experiment is almost over. Do not waver. Do not waver..."

Over at his apartment Arata lays on his bed remembering Kazuomi, Rena and Chizuru each saying "see you tomorrow" to him, and wonders how many times will they still get to say it. As a new day comes, at school Arata asks Ryō for a moment of his time.

Trivia

 * The first portion of this chapter took place sometime between Jan 9th, 2014 and Jan 13th, 2014. The last portion of the chapter took place on Jan 14th, 2014.