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.
On the fringe of that world,
،على حافة ذلك العالم
Weit draußen am Rand dieser Welt lebte
ein Schüler, der aufs Sterben fixiert war.
Al margen de ese Mundo,
Dans un recoin de ce monde-là,
un élève restait attaché à la mort.
No limiar desse mundo,