Adashino has vanished from Sumireko's sight. The Cat Sovereign appears at the station just as Oto is returning from visiting Uname. Adashino intervenes, but speaking with the Cat Sovereign makes Oto remember something she's forgotten for ten years.
What happened to that promise 
to read my new novel?
ماذا عن وعدك بقراءة روايتي الجديدة؟
Was ist mit dem Versprechen,
dass du mein neues Buch liest?
¿No había prometido
leer mi nueva novela?
¿No había prometido
leer mi nueva novela?
Et sa promesse de lire
mon prochain livre, alors ?
Non aveva promesso
di leggere il mio nuovo romanzo?
O que aconteceu com aquela
promessa de ler meu novo livro?
А кто обещал
прочитать мою новую книгу?