After learning of Nozomi's death from Kossetsu's letter, Nagara and Mizuho hold a memorial service for her. While advancing the project to return home, they are visited by an old friend, who tells them the story of when he met the man who invented death.
Life is an endless
exercise in vain effort.
الحياة جهد لا نهاية له
.ولا جدوى منه
Das Leben ist eine endlose,
vergebliche Anstrengung.
La vida es un ejercicio sin fin
en vano esfuerzo.
La vie est d’une futilité sans fin.
A vida é um infinito exercício em vão.