Flashback starts off right away with the same flashback of Narcissus and Echo talking. Narcissus asks where everyone is, and Echo repeats it back. This time however we are shown her thoughts as while she repeats his question, her intention was to answer that she is there.
Narcissus: Who are you?
Echo: Who are you? (I’m Echo...someone you don’t know.)
Narcissus: You’re lovely.
Echo: You’re...lovely. (Yes...you are a lovely person.)
Narcissus: Hehe. Everyone says that about me. It’s like everyone is entranced by me.
Echo: ...it’s like...entranced. (I’m sure...I’m also entranced by you.)
Narcissus: You too? Is that why you’re ‘mimicking’ my words like that to get me interested?
Echo doesn’t respond at this point as a new theme starts up. In her mind she denies that. She thinks to herself that she doesn’t just want to get his interest. She thought he was lonely, so she wanted him to smile for real. Echo then questions this as she asks what she can do for him.
Back to the original flashback, Narcissus says that’s just as dull as everyone else and asks Echo to put him in a daze with her own words. She repeats that last bit back, but within she thinks that this is wrong. She takes that back after another moment and admits she does want to be entranced by him some more. She believes this to be true as she internally insists that she can’t do anything for him.
Narcissus chides Echo saying it’s boring for him to be the one putting Echo in a dream the whole time. Echo can only repeat the word boring, so Narcissus thinks she’s referring to him and decides to end the conversation. He bids her goodbye as he mentions thinking she’d entrance him some more.
Echo thinks to herself that she shouldn’t have fallen in love. She liked him, so why does she have to suffer so? She can’t do anything for him, not even put together words for him. It frustrates her the way she has to squeeze the words out from herself, but she feels that even if she could speak normally, the ending waiting for her and her broken heart wouldn’t change.
Echo says she’s always thought that way, that no matter what she did nothing would change in the world. She was sure that was correct, but she then says there isn’t only one correct thing. Even if she can’t change the world, she wanted to change herself. The rainbow light of summoning came for her, and so she went to Tokyo.
Title card pops up, and the final chapter is called Goodbye Regret.
Things tune back in with everyone returning to the base and getting ready to make chocolate again for the fifth time running. Snow however takes a moment to go outside to investigate. Once all the prep work is sorted out, Snow gathers everyone sans Echo into another room to talk about what he saw and to discuss their future course of action.
Snow talks about the rapid growth of the cacao and the chocolate making tools and how they didn’t originally exist in Echo’s memory world. He hypothesizes that their memories may be having an effect on Echo’s memories. Barguest asks if it’s like their support for her took form and materialized.
Snow says if that’s so, it’d explain why other things have been brought back. Essentially, Echo’s curse affects only herself. But that said, that would also mean that there are things that didn’t originally exist in the memories based on the past. Snow talks about how he party’s support for Echo’s feelings over wanting to move on and the corrective force are clashing, which is then causing seams to tear in the world.
Snow brings up that he and Barguest saw a seam last go around, and that he went to check on them this time. If another reset happens, he supposes the breach will reach the forest and spring, the basis of this world of Echo’s memories. And if that were to happen, the world’s natural order may go awry and be destroyed. You ask if this means Echo’s feelings or heart might be destroyed.
Barguest points out that Echo is trying hard to face forward and asks if it’d happen despite that. Gyumao says that when it comes to the heart, there are times when not even you would understand your own. You may think it’s fine, but if setbacks keep piling up...
Heracles speaks up to say that the chocolate making is ready to go whenever and that they could have started production already if they wanted to. Snow says that Echo is outside at the moment staring at the sky. He doesn’t know what’s on her mind, but he’s worried. Barguest says there may not be much time until Narcissus appears, but you guys will have to do something.
Snow agrees as he wonders why you guys have talked about there being a next time. If Echo keeps trying but failing, Snow says that could leave a mental mark on her. She may start to fear trying things, become cowardly, and stay cooped up in the memory world forever. Gyumao says they may have stressed Echo into thinking of a confession as a once in a lifetime thing, and he suggests you guys are arguable at fault for the seams opening up. Heracles expresses concern for Echo.
Snow says that even if the natural order of the memory world is broken, Echo’s past regrets that caused it to form to begin with will still be there. In which case, it’s possible that you guys will lose any way of returning to your original worlds. Snow supposes this will be the last chance to make the confession happen, so Echo has to get her feelings across this time. You either suggest not giving up until the end, say Echo will be okay, or say you shouldn’t rush things in times like this.
Going B, Snow agrees with believing in Echo and says the group’s impatience can not be allowed to put pressure on her. Heracles says he’ll help you guys get back and brings up that he wants to see Echo’s love reach its conclusion. Outside the window you see Echo sitting on the ground and looking at the sky. Her transparent wings flutter in the breeze. You decide to go talk to her and see how she’s doing as you ask everyone to let you two be.
Echo notices you approach, and you can either ask if she’s okay at the moment or ask to sit next to her. Going A, she says yes, and you take her smile as permission to sit down next to her. You then ask if she’s forcing herself, ask if she’s decided on her next chocolate, or comment on how nice the sky is.
Going A, Echo answers that she isn’t...or that she intends to at least. She asks to talk with you a bit more. Echo starts talking about how strange she feels, where she’s a little scared but also excited. Gyumao, Snow, and Barguest have taught her things. You and Heracles have helped her and worked with her on a lot of things. She’s had a lot of fun, though she’s not sure her words are getting through.
Echo closes her eyes as she thinks back to all the things she’s been taught and talked to about. You keep quiet to let her go on, and Echo says she wants to confess to Narcissus, even if it’s just her memory of him. You either tell her to make sure she’ll have no regrets, offer to advise on her anything, or say you’ll be cheering for her.
Echo tries to thank you, though she loses her tongue partway through as she nods. She struggles to say something afterwards, so you ask if she has a question or say she can ask whatever she wants. Echo confirms that she has something she wants to ask you.
She talks about how everyone’s shown her things and how she made all sorts of chocolates. She also made a lot of mistakes, but she doesn’t think it was wrong to learn. This is something she decided on her own instead of something someone told her, and she says she’s decided it’s not wrong to think on things.
Echo says she doesn’t think she cut corners anywhere, but somewhere within she started thinking there was a next time. Everyone has been dragged through the resets over and over, but Echo doesn’t want that to be seen as wrong. Since she’s been taught so much she wants to find her answer. On another note, she has one last question for you: what sort of chocolate would you want to give to someone you love?
You ask Echo to keep it a secret as you tell her. She listens to your answer, then thanks you for telling her as she stands up. You decide to tell Echo that as long as she puts in her feelings as she is now, any chocolate she gives will be fine. Echo agrees that she’ll do so. She says she’s decided on her chocolate, and she feels that this may be the last chocolate for this world. You either wish her luck, express faith in her, or suggest getting started. She smiles and nods in response.
Time skips to the part where you two return to base. Echo bows to everyone, as if to say ‘I think this will be the last time. Thank you for everything.’ The party smiles back, as if to say ‘good luck on giving him your feelings.’ Heracles comments on how brave she is and how bright her strength is. He also comments that he couldn’t do that himself.
The party begins making the last chocolate, though there is no trace of impatience, moaning the state of things, or negativity. It’s a peaceful time as Echo enjoys the process of making the chocolate with everyone. Gyumao comments that Echo’s gotten good at putting the cacao beans and that she seems to have gotten bolder. Echo agrees to that, and Gyumao laughs as he suggests perfecting love and work. He then asks her to put her mind into things when she hits the on button.
Echo obeys, then says she bit herself after hitting the button. Gyumao laughs and says she showed good spirit like his employees. He also says the machine will definitely answer her feelings. Echo nods as she talks to the machine for a second.
Barguest looks at some recipe or something as he asks about the milk chocolate being next, then asks Echo to pour the milk out slowly. Echo moves to do so, but Barguest has to tell her to slow down even more and to relax as he prompts her to take deep breaths. She gets flustered a little as she follows along.
Barguest says she’s doing good, then invites Echo to make chocolate with Kenta when they get back. Echo mumbles a bit before saying she’d like to meet Kenta. Barguest says he’ll bring them together and is sure Kenta would be happy to meet her. While thinking on it, Barguest then suggests they make a cake together when the time comes and put on some tea. Kenta will be having a lot of milk in sugar for his. Echo asks to have less sugar in hers because she worries about getting fat.
Later on Snow coaches Echo on decorating the chocolate casually, then asks how her image is coming along. Echo says Snow’s example is too high level for her as she freaks out a little. Snow denies it and says the trick to it is just a bit of guts. Echo quails a little as she feels that the thing she has the least of. Snow says she already has it within her though.
Snow brings up the courage she had to try to confess multiple times and not buckle under failure. She also had the confidence to keep standing up, and those two things are what make up guts. He then prompts her to try and asks for her hand. Echo makes the attempt, and after she does it she sighs happily about how she did.
Snow says she did a great job and says it’s the expression of her guts and confidence. If she can perform like this, Snow says she’ll succeed for sure as he calls it his promise. Echo thanks him. Snow suggests having a break later and getting some tea, along with some spiced chocolate.
Scene shifts outside to later on as Heracles comments on how delicate knitting is, then makes a mistake on it. He feels he isn’t concentrating enough and wonders if this is a trial. Echo says he doesn’t need to use so much force as she demonstrates for him. He’s taken aback by the display. You ask how things are going, ask if the chocolate is done for now, or ask about Echo knitting.
Going A, Echo says things are fine and that the chocolate is okay. She’s in the middle of making a scarf for spring that she’s thinking of giving to Narcissus. Heracles asks you to look at Echo’s handiwork as he says she’s got great technique. The scarf he’s knitting is turning out stiff while Echo’s is all soft and fluffy.
Echo suggests Heracles may be better at knitting by hand as she shows him how to do it with her fingers. He’s shocked by this as he wonders whether his own fingers could do the same thing. Echo says she thinks so and shows him some more, so he follows suit. He’s surprised at the results as he shows you afterwards how soft his scarf came out. You either comment on them being friends now or be mildly envious of how they’re getting along.
Going A, Echo says she’s happy to have become friends with everyone. Either way she admits that she didn’t make many friends when she came to Tokyo because she couldn’t speak well. Heracles comments that his madness ended up destroying all his friendships. He starts talking about how he thought he could keep going by being a slave, and he starts mentioning some other possibility before deciding against saying it. Anyways Heracles asks Echo to teach him some more about knitting by hand since he wants to make one more thing of some kind. Echo nods, then slowly begins reaching him how to do so.
Some time later you guys return to the base as Snow says he has tea ready for a break. Barguest comments on how peaceful things are this time, though it is better than being in a hurry down to the wire. Gyumao thinks on things and agrees. It’s not bad to be busy, but sometimes it’s necessary to relax. Echo starts getting flustered about the tea as moves to grab a box she put in a storage cabinet.
Heracles asks about the box, so Echo says she wanted to give everyone chocolate as a thank you for everything. She says she tasted them, then asks everyone to have it together with the tea. You thank her and take one right away. Barguest says it’s great and is frankly the best of everything she’s done so far. Snow chides Barguest by saying the frankly bit is rude, but he also says the chocolate is delicious. Gyumao says it’s a simple taste, but that’s what makes the real taste of chocolate come out. You also say it’s great.
Echo says she’s happy if any of her thanks got through. She then asks what Heracles thinks of them. Heracles is amazed at the sweetness and says it may be a bit much for a slave like him. He’ll accept it for now though and and thanks her for treating him to her gratitude.
Time passes as everyone is all smiles. Almost everyone goes to sleep when the night comes as it turns out that Echo is working hard to finish something in time. The night is noted to be long, long enough for her to finish and go to bed herself. It’s a kind quiet night, as if someone were watching over her. Heracles comments that she’ll be okay, believing that she’ll surpass her trial. The episode ends with him talking to himself about what he’ll need to do afterwards.
If I was straight, Echo would be my love option XD
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