They lean in. Their second first kiss is interrupted by 2D-kun, who sleepwalks onto the porch, mumbles “The water level is rising,” and wanders back inside. They burst into laughter.
Nana immediately zeroes in on Banri. “So you’re the amnesiac. Cute. Are you the one making my brother miserable?” Banri stammers a no. Mitsuo groans. Nana reveals she’s already met Kouko—and liked her. “She’s a beautiful disaster. Perfect for you, Mitsuo.” Golden Time Episode 5
“I’m scared,” Kouko admits. “That one day, you’ll remember everything, and the me you chose won’t be enough.” They lean in
“I was going to tell you,” Linda says, tears finally falling. “That night, before the accident. I was going to tell you I loved you. But you fell from the bridge. And I—” She chokes. “I couldn’t save you. And when you woke up, you didn’t know me. So I let you go.” Nana immediately zeroes in on Banri
Banri gasps and stumbles backward, knocking over a lantern. The inn’s power cuts. In the sudden darkness, Kouko reaches for him, but Banri is already running outside.
Mitsuo, reading the message, looks out the window. He doesn’t reply. He just closes his phone and sighs.