01x01 - Episode 1

[bunniefuu]

We,

memory collectors,

exist inside memories.

But,

not in these truly recorded moments,

but in those

overlooked

instants.

[sigh]

These memories

get boring after a while.

Shh.

I want some physical work!

I've been thinking about something lately.

Go on.

I was thinking...

Boss, you once said,

people are made of memories.

But all of this... all of it...

whether confusion, helplessness,

anxiety, panic,

nervousness, regret,

anger, giving up,

or loneliness, novelty,

comfort, anticipation,

warmth, happiness,

bursting into laughter...

Every present moment

will become the past,

become memory,

and be collected by us.

So doesn't that mean
the people from the past

are gone forever?

Target signal stable.

Begin collection.

You're ignoring me again.

Bai Zhong, get ready.

This is a long movie.

All right, Boss.

Comfy sofa, snacks,

and the scent of plants...

Who's the protagonist this time?

What we're extracting now

is Guan Chao's memory.

The Burning Stone...

I call this g*n

the Time g*n.

It can take me

back to the past.

However,

to activate it,

I still need one more thing.

Legend says

an infinite energy that
never stops burning—

the Burning Stone.

It's said that the inventor

of the Burning Stone and the Time g*n,

the genius scientist K7,

hid the Burning Stone

in this small town.

And based on my investigation
these past few days,

the most likely person
connected to the Burning Stone

is living

right across from me.

Hm?

Huh?

Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Ah, still asleep, huh?

Don't worry.

Leave this to the Great
Absurdity Organization.

The Great Absurdity Organization [GAO].

Rumor has it their leader
is K7's arch-rival.

Their bizarre methods

and groundbreaking research

have made even powerful figures

turn a blind eye.

Absurd Justice!

Absurd Justice!

Absurd Justice!

Absurd Justice!

Absurd Justice!

Absurd Justice!

Yes, Leader.

It's the largest hollow sample so far.

The incomprehensible Great Absurdity

is devoted to investigating oddities.

Including, of course,

these hollows that have recently

appeared out of nowhere.

Team A, sync the data with headquarters.

On it!

Density tracing is difficult.

The number of hollows is growing too fast.

The mainframe is nearly overloaded.

We came here to find the Burning Stone.



But it's been so long. - 4, 5...

We've made zero progress finding
the Burning Stone. - 6, 7, 8, 9...

...10, 11, 12, 13...

And now this hollow
incident. - 14, 15...

...16, 17, 18, 19...

Actually,

maybe the source of the hollows

is tied to the Burning Stone.

Leader must have had a reason...

Leader is here!

Leader is here!

Leader is here!

Huh?

Isn't that where you live, Guan Chao?

And you're still calm
enough to come to work?

As long as I'm okay.

Whoa!

Look!

That's us!

We're on TV!

Don't stand up there.

Get down!

Whoa!

We're on TV! We're on TV!

[coughs]

I'm today's spokesperson.

Within one week,

we will resolve the hollow incident!

My TV...

What do you mean, your TV?

It's my family's TV!

Heh heh.

The Great Absurdity should—

This one's good.

hurry up and deal with these hollows.

Such a long summer vacation.

Now the TV's gone too. What do I do?

I'm starting to wish school
would begin already.

I don't.

I want to play forever.

Qin Wang,

here we go!

Didn't I tell you not to
eat the store's snacks?

You're dead! - Hurry up!

Race to the river!

Oh, right.

Someone called to place an order.

The address is written on it.

Could you deliver it?

Stop!

It's going to be...

delivered across from my place.

Then...

this place is...

The person I believe is
connected to the Burning Stone

is named Yi.

One night,

I was woken up by an engine
noise from across the street.

Then,

from Yi's room

burst a light as dazzling
as the Burning Stone.

And during the time I kept an eye on Yi,

I increasingly felt

that she was

a strange person.

Today,

right on time again.



Please cooperate with our
hollow count. - 1, 2, 3...

J-Just...

Just now...

That was...

a hollow forming right in front of us!

It was on this bag!

Please hand it over for inspection!

Please don't do this...

If this keeps going...

Won't Yi get taken away by them?

I said stop!

H-He has a g*n!

You've got some nerve.

Pointing a g*n at us like that.

Hahahahaha!

Look how tense you are.

We'll call it a day for now.

After all, we've been getting in the way

of your convenience store.

Oh, right.

If another hollow appears, let us know.

See ya.

Excuse me.

Do you

ever subconsciously

long for

the end of the world?

Huh?

I can give you the Burning Stone

to activate this g*n

and return to the past.

Y-You...

You know about...

Yes.

Also,

tomorrow at 7 p.m.,

the world will end.

I will die.

So will you.

W-Who exactly are you—

Then,

let's meet here

tomorrow at 6.

I've got to

make time for fishing.

This is the last KICK SODA in the store.

It's on me.

The end of the world?

She really said that?

So after we left,

something this dramatic happened?

I haven't had enough fun yet.

I don't want to die this soon.

You actually believe her?

Hahahaha!

There's a reason

Pao Pao believes her.

That's it?

Sorry...

For the next few days,

be careful of your head.

Huh?

Okay...

Watch me!

I can finish a whole bag in one bite...

And in the days that followed,
changes in the weather

and even little things

all came true.

Seriously?

She's, like...

a "prophet" or something, right?

I still don't buy it.

Last time people said the
world would end was in 2012.

My dad said

plenty of people believed it back then.

It caused quite a stir.

But in the end,

nothing happened.

And me?

I was born in 2013.

I never even got to experience

the panic before that fake apocalypse.

If anything,

I'd actually look forward
to the end of the world.

Every day feels so ordinary now.

You're not just saying that

because you think it sounds cool, are you?

Not at all!

Right now,

compared to the end of the world,

the Burning Stone matters more to me.

If it were possible to
go back to the past,

then no problem

would remain a problem.

K7

once held the same dream.

This part,

like this,

then this,

and then like this.

Make the adjustments.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Both geniuses...

Why...

How is the hollow investigation going?

Don't let it interfere with the real task.

Remember.

I gave you the chance to surpass K7.

Don't waste any time.

You won't get

a second chance like this.

Please rest assured.

Our ultimate weapon

has entered its final adjustment phase.

Once we obtain the Burning Stone,

it will be unbeatable.

The hollows are not incidents.

They're clues.

Very soon,

we'll find the Burning Stone for you.

I guarantee it.

Who's in charge

of this hollow investigation?

M-Me... Me...

Th-The hollow sample size is too large.

The mainframe is still
analyzing and tracking—

Enough!

Don't say another word!

Give me the current density chart, dear.

The coordinates are offset 35.23 north.

Ah, found it!

Unbelievable!

So that's where the
source of the hollows is.

Wasn't that obvious?

A bunch of idiots!

Let's move!

KICK SODA.

When this first came out long ago,

it tasted so awful

that production stopped
right after launch.

Yet this store kept selling it.

Even though it's labeled orange flavor,

it tastes

like burning straw.

But I don't dislike that taste.

Somehow,

it tastes like memories.

But where that feeling comes from,

I can't remember anymore.

Speaking of which,

being able to buy this drink here

is practically a miracle.

The last can...

I can't bring myself to drink it.

Don't run off!

Huh?

What am I doing?

Huh?

Yi...

Is she here already?

Oh no...

Sleep paralysis again.

Absurd Justice!

Absurd Justice!

Absurd Justice!

Split into teams and
move in! - Absurd Justice!

Absurd Justice!

Out of the way.

Leader.

Everyone, move out!

You idiots, get out of my way!

Boss,

is that moment almost here?

He's coming.

Hello,

Guan Chao.

I'm Fang Tang.

This is the Memory Collection Depot,

under the Memory Administration Bureau.

It collects memories
people no longer need.

In other words,

from this moment on,

everything you see and feel is memory.

Including this,

which somebody apparently forgot—

this incredibly annoying

earthquake washing machine!

Bai Zhong,

this is an important memory object.

Wasn't I introducing it to him?

Besides,

is now really the time
to pull a sneak attack?

It didn't work anyway.

Wait...

What is this place?

I need to get back to Hongpai Port.

Boss,

why does he have that halo?

What is this?

A halo?

Guan Chao,

you're already dead.

What?

Why?

No...

I still have so many
important things to do.

You must

know how to get back, right?

Catch.

This is a container used
to collect BUG Beings.

A floppy disk?

What's she talking about?

Take the elevator up.

Fill up the container,

and you'll return to your reality.

There's no time.

Bai Zhong, take him with you.

Who?

Me.

W-Wait, I still haven't—

But whether you make it out

depends on you.

If you keep wasting time,

your memories will be eaten.

In any case,

welcome to the Memory
Administration Bureau.

You're now a temporary collector.

Guan Chao.