"Where are you?! Where are you?! Where are you?! Where are you?! WHERE ARE YOU?!"
As the next memory began to be displayed on the Jumbotron, it something completely different from the first four.
Natsuki: !!!
Chikao: W-What is this?
While the start of the first four memories was rather tame, the fifth one was completely chaotic.
"WHERE ARE YOU?! WHERE ARE YOU-"
Kaneki's voice was repeating the words "Where are you?" In a loud pain filled and distorted voice.
While his perspective only displaying a chaotic mess that was impossible to describe.
"Kane-"
"WHERE ARE YOU?! WHERE-"
"Kaneki!"
"Huh? What happened?"
"It's lunch time, go eat"
"Oh... Okay..."
Shino Yuuka and Miku's thoughts*
(Oh crap! This is going to be about Natsuki, our secret might be revealed!)
Shino Yuuka and Miku already knew who this memory is about, but they were afraid that their secret would been revealed way too early.
'Ever since the start of High school, I was completely alone. Normally I would be spending time with my friends but... Ever since Sachi had went to a school far away and as S#&@0, Y@#_$, and M@#* I had no idea where they were'
(Thank goodness our names our censored for some reason)
But luckily for them, their names was censored when Kaneki was saying their names.
'The days I've spent all alone was unbearable, and the only thing that made me forget about that pain of not being able to be with my friends was...'
The scene then shifted to a moment where a student was getting bullied.
"Hey give that back!"
"Hahaha~ come try and take it then!"
"I said give it ba-"
Punch!
"Argh!"
"Heh! Don't get ahead of yourself, you're just a weak-"
Kick!
"What the?!"
'Beating up bullies, each bully I've beaten up would help me forget about the pain I've been experiencing but...'
"Sigh~ Looks like I've done it again the school is more quiet than usual, it's good I guess"
'Because of my actions the bullying in Mato High had ceased in mere weeks, it was good since no more student was going to experience being bullied but it led me with no way to forget my pain'
"Yo Kaneki we have some pudding for you"
"Let's go to the arcade"
'Though at some point there were others who tried to get close to me. But I didn't trust anyone, each time they would invite me they would tempt me with pudding'
"Tch fine"
'Since they were giving me pudding I would try my best to endure it, although I disliked every moment being with them'
Itsuki: Ouch!
Keiko: That hurts haha~ you didn't have to say that outright Kaneki.
Itsuki and Keiko were hurt by Kaneki's words but they already knew about it so they weren't hurt as much.
'Those two were very annoying, always having that weird atmosphere between them'
"Hehe~ Itsuki you have some ice cream on your cheek"
"Hehe~"
"Why the hell am I here?"
Sachi: No way you two brought him with you on your dates Hahaha~! That was not a good idea at all!
Chikao: What were you two thinking?
Itsuki & Keiko: Hehe~
'Although they had good intentions, I couldn't bring myself to like them it as being around them made me more alone.'
"Sigh~ I where are you guys?"
'Though I wasn't alone anymore, my friends were still nowhere to be seen thus my pain of not seeing my friends continued on for a long time. Each day felt like years and even in my own home I would be alone'
"I'm home... Sigh~"
'Papa and A:*$-Mama would be at work and my sister would be busy with her studies'
"Where are you guys?"
'Days turned to weeks and into months of the same pain, loneliness-'
Flash!
'And Nightmares'
Many dark images of past trauma began filling the screen of the Jumbotron.
"It's better this way"
"You deserve to be alone"
"You couldn't protect them"
'The voices of my other selves were suffocating, each word they said dealt a heavy blow on me'
"It's better this way, they'd be in more danger around you"
"You're better off being alone forever"
"No one will come to save you, you don't deserve to be saved"
'And sometimes they would even take control'
"Pleasure to be working with you Higanbana-kun, let's get along"
Yuuka: Huh?! It's me!
Flash!
"..."
The perspective had a tint of yellow to it, indicating that his body was in the control of his other self followed by a sudden black spot covering Yuuka's face.
'They would take control of my body at random time, and I allowed them essentially letting them isolate me from others who also tried to get close to me. They even took away my ability to see others faces"
Yuuka: No way...
Chikao: Kaneki was being controlled by his other selves... No wonder.
???: His other selves? Wait is he talking about those other Higanbana's he was fighting earlier today?
???: That must be the case right?
The Higanbana girls and everyone else was shocked upon learning that his other selves was taking control of him for a long time.
"Wow that's a good drawing Kaneki, check mine ou-"
"Annoying"
'They would make me hurt others in order to keep me alone'
"Man Kaneki you really need to lighten up, you won't make any friends at this rate"
'Even when my body was in their control those two would still be annoying me as usual'
"Seriously you need to be more friendly, you'll be alone till you're an old man"
'They tried to help but... They never tried to understand me'
Itsuki & Keiko: We didn't?!
Both Itsuki and Keiko were surprised by this, to them they tried to understand him whenever they hanged out with him. But to him they didn't because they didn't tried to fully understand him.
'I thought my other selves were right, I thought that I would be alone forever. Without my friends, my heroes. I'd be miserable forever... Until a month ago'
"Hey Kaneki"
"What?"
"Your forgot your bag"
"Ah crap, well I'll go get it then"
The current scene showed Kaneki returning to the empty classroom after class had concluded.
"Huh? Where is it?"
Rattle~!
"..."
'Until I met you'
"Uwah! to bright! Eh- Kaneki-kun?"
'You were very weird and even scared me back then'
Blush~!
Natsuki: Oh no not this!
"CHARGE!"
Natsuki: AHHH!
"I knew it! You're special!"
Gloom~
Natsuki: Why? Why did Kaneki have to remember that day very well~
Upon seeing remembering the moment when she called Kaneki special, Natsuki was overwhelmed by embarrassment that she became a bit gloomy.
Shino: Wow you were kin of bold Natsuki.
'I have to admit, when you said I was special I was genuinely scared'
Natsuki: Eh?
Sachi, Shino, Yuuka Miku & Chikao: Eh?
Everyone: Eh?
Everyone was caught off guard by Kaneki's words.
'When you said that I thought you somehow figured out my secret of-
Static~!
'and of being the Hero of Hell and Atlantis, so I fled'
Natsuki: Huh? Did you guys hear that too?
Chikao: Yeah it was static, it seems to be something Kaneki is not ready to reveal yet so it was hidden by the Static.
Natsuki: What could it be?
Natsuki was very curious to what this secret may be.
'After I fled I became very cautious of you, I had no idea what your intentions may be'
The scene then shifted back to Mato High with Kaneki's perspective being very blurry, this was due to him constantly looking around.
"Hey Kaneki what are you doing?"
"I feel like I'm being watched."
'I could feel your gaze for two entire days, but on the 3rd day after school I decided to confront you'
"So why exactly were you stalking me?"
'When I confronted you I thought you had ill intentions, if you had I probably would've erased your memories of me'
Natsuki: Wait he can do that?
Querxes: Yup I won't describe it though as it is kind of disgusting.
"I... I want to be your friend!"
"Eh?"
'i was not expecting that when I confronted you, I thought you had dirt on me regarding my past with Static~! But even so I didn't trusted you... Until you told me your reason for wanting to be friends with me'
The scene then played their conversation regarding Natsuki's ability and how bad her so called childhood "friend" Ryueki Itadori is.
"I see"
"That's right, his soul is ugly but yours is completely different it's quite beautiful"
"What?"
'I was very hesitant weather or not to accept your request to be friends, but... After I saw your saddened face when you talked about how lonely you were... I couldn't ignore it and since you were being very honest with me, I decided to accept'
"Really?! Thank you! Let's get along although let's keep it secret, I don't want to cause you any trouble"
"Sounds good to me"
'Even though we became "friends" I still felt very lonely and thought the case of us being so-called friends made me think it would be the same case with Itsuki and Keiko where I'd continue to feel alone'
'But I was wrong'
Natsuki: Eh?
Flash!
Many memories of Natsuki in Kaneki's perspective then began to be displayed simultaneously.
'The days I've spent with you was very warm and relaxing, little by little the pain I've felt for three months was vanishing'
"I'll share your burden with you, it's alright"
'You've helped me so many time, you helped me make new friends, played games. It was very fun. You've even help me repair old bonds that I thought were broken'
Memories of Natsuki comforting Kaneki then appeared.
'You'd even help me in my darkest times'
The next memory showed the moment where Natsuki comforted him when he was consumed by guilt after slapping Yuuka.
"sorry, sorry, sorry I didn't know what I was doing!'
"Calm down Kaneki, it's alright, here want a hug?"
Hug*
"there there, everything is alright."
Chikao: Hey when was this?
Natsuki: Remember when Kaneki slapped Yuuka?
Yuuka: Oh...
Natsuki: Yeah no need to thank me.
"Kaneki!"
'Even when I was at my worst, you reached your hand to me. And it wasn't just you'
Many images of Natsuki and the Higanbana girls were rapidly appearing on the Jumbotron.
'All of you guys helped me in your own ways, you guys saved me so many times'
The Countless happy memories Kaneki had with his friends from childhood to the present appeared more.
Chikao: Hey look!
As this was happening something else was happening in Fake Shimotsuki.
In Fake Shimotsuki*
Swoosh~!
Kotori: Hahahaha~!
Clap! Clap! Clap!
Kotori: Good! Very good!
Even though the memory hasn't ended yet another ball of fire came out of Kaneki's chest.
It joined the other five balls and began to circle around Kaneki in high-speed.
Glow~!
As they circled each of the six balls of fire had changed into six different colors.
Burst!
And another ball of fire came out of Kaneki's chest, one that was void of any color.
Back in the Stadium*
Natsuki: What's happening?
'My whole life I was constantly tormented, but all of you were there to help me'
Flash!
Many images displaying not just the Higanbana girls but many people who Kaneki likes began appearing.
Itsuki: Hey it's us!
Querxes: Oh my.
After the images stopped and the Jumbotron went dark.
In Fake Shimotsuki*
Burst~!
In Fake Shimotsuki the flames of 6 balls of fire circling Kaneki's body and the other ball of fire became bigger and more intense.
Burst!
Before they shot their flames directed at the ball of fire floating above Kaneki, mixing their colors with it.
Boom!
As an explosion occurred, above Kaneki's body lies a Katana made from these flames.
"For my friends and heroes, Thank you for everything helping and saving me all this time"
Swoosh!
Slash!
Kotori: What the?!
After Kaneki's words were conveyed, his body immediately stood up, grabbed the Katana and jumped while delivering a slash onto Kotori.
Kaneki has returned to the fight.