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But Zero's not done. He adds, "Like your parents, Akane Kurashiki." Akane demands answers. ...What. The man sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit was Akane's father. Her mother killed herself in grief. Akane says that's wrong; her parents died in an accident. Zero says that's what she'd likely been told, but it's a lie. This is the truth. Think of how different her life would be if he hadn't been falsely accused. She'd have never been involved in that child abduction case 10 years ago, nor would last year's incident have happened. And that means Junpei's path through life would've been drastically different, too. Junpei says that doesn't give him free reign to mess with people's lives, and Akane says only God decides who lives and dies. Zero chuckles, saying that to think that Akane of all people would invoke God. He says he'll let them see the true god they believe in. He points them to the clothing on the counter, asking them to take part in their ceremony on April 12, 2029. Which, uh, Akane did, at the end of VLR. Sort of. Akane says there's no way she'd ever come, and Zero says she will, if she ever escapes the shelter. Junpei says Diana will bring back a rescue team, but Zero points out that there's no reason she should think anyone's still alive down here. Also, midway through that last sentence, I just remembered which of our characters was confirmed to have a dead younger brother. I knew I hated him. (Not that I honestly believe he's capable of being Brother, but then again, my judgment of characters has been fairly spotty over the course of this series. Dio being evil was of course blindingly obvious, but I misjudged nearly everyone in 999 and wasn't great at VLR.)

Zero refers to this as a sacred site. The sacred site where the birth of Brother, founder of Free the Soul, occurred. Akane asks him to clarify--he was born here? Zero says yes, but raised elsewhere. ...Nope. Nope, nope, nope. He continues. "The moment we were born, we were transferred to the past via the transporter. Back to April 1904." Ah, okay, that doesn't invalidate the bit about Brother being old even in 2028. He's 124 years old. But Akane keyed on the word "we". She asks if he means his little brother. Zero says it's true he had a younger brother, but they were not related by blood. He was the son of the couple who raised him. His "we" refers to his younger sister, a person they know very well. Ah, but it appears he's spoken too long. But he'll impart to them something very important. The spell to open Pandora's Box. "Vive hodie." Remember those words well; they will come in handy someday. It's Latin for "Live for today". Scene cut. Akane wonders what happened to Carlos. Junpei figures they'll be stuck there together, just the two of them, forever. Akane thinks there's someone else. Or something. Oh, right, Gab's still here. Something in his collar. "Anagram". Which sentence are we rearranging? Junpei looks up at "When a curious hate oozes calamity", and reminds Akane of Ward C's Lounge. It said "Let the game end where I treat two". Akane manages to get "Together with me, we are ten", but there are leftover letters. Five extras...LDAET. Of course. The actual phrase is "Together with me, Delta, we are ten." Junpei finally notices that Q's not on the casualty board. We are ten... A wall blows open. A man in a fire suit walks through. He apologizes for the wait...then says he was the one who waited. It's Carlos! He's here to save them. And the credits roll yet again. Okay, time to sum things up.
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Also known as Cyberchao X.