"The shadows are gone." Said Hinata into a communicator. "Hello? Yurippe?" He continued. "Oh no. Otonashi, Kanade. I'm not getting anything back from her." Otonashi got a look of concern on his face and quickly swiped the device from Hinata. "Yurippe! Are you there?" He shouted, but he still got no response. "This isn't good. We need to go get her." Hinata said concerned. "But where is she?" Kanade walked forward, leading the way. The others followed and came to a door that was locked. "I got it." Said Hinata as he came over and smashed the handle off the door with the butt of his gun.
The door swung open and there was Yurippe. She was laying on the ground unconscious. "Let's call for some help getting her out of here." Said Hinata as he picked up his communicator again. As he sent out a message he got a response from someone unusual. "Yurippe's hurt? But the shadows have gone away. They shouldn't be affecting her." Hinata thought for a moment and then spoke back into it. "Takamatsu? Is that you? I thought you were turned into an NPC!" He shouted in disbelief. "Well, I suppose that when Yurippe stopped the shadows, the shadows stopped clouding my soul. I can't explain it any other way." Hinata looked over to Otonashi, who was smiling.
Another voice came over the communicator. "We'll be right there to help you out guys." Said Matsushita over the speaker. "Thanks." Hinata said. They sat there and talked as it was all they could really do while they waited. "So, what's our plans after this is all done?" Asked Otonashi. Hinata shrugged. "I don't know. See what Yurippe does. I need to meet with Yui, but I have a feeling she's already waiting for me on the other side. So I'll stay if she wants me too for a little longer." Otonashi smiled. "You're a great friend Hinata." Hinata looked at him and smiled. After that he looked over to Kanade, who was silent. "Hey." He said. "I'm really sorry for all the trouble we've been causing you Kanade." She looked at him. "It's fine." He looked confused. "Just like that, it's okay?" He asked.
Above ground there was a rescue party searching for them. "Hm? What are you all doing?" Said Noda as he walked back into the SSS room. "We're all searching for Hinata and Otonashi." Said Fujimaki. Noda huffed and walked into the room. Before he could close the door Ooyama chimed in. "They're with Yurippe. Apparently she's not awake or something." Noda rushed back out into the doorway. "What?" He asked angrily. "If Otonashi or that moron Hideki so much as tough Yurippe…" He stopped. "Where are they?" He asked even more angry. "They went down into the old guild." Said Fujimaki. Before they knew it Noda was heading toward another trap door he had made. He proceeded to smash it in with his trusty halberd and jump in through the hole.
As he ran through the cave he remembered meeting Yurippe down there. This was where they all fought the underground boss, now known as Shiina, for the first time. "Yurippe!" He called out as he continued running. "Did you hear something?" Asked Hinata. "Like what?" Otonashi asked. There was a knock on the door. The door then came open and Naoi leaned into it "Otonashi, I thought I would come and see if you were alright." Otonashi nodded. "Yes, I'm fine. But we aren't leaving until the rest get here to help get Yurippe out safely." Naoi looked at Hinata but came in anyway sitting next to Otonashi. "So Kanade, what is it you want to do after we get out of here?" Kanade thought for a moment. "I want to graduate." Hinata looked at her. "Yes, graduate." Said Naoi, as he continued his degrading remark. "You know, that thing that smart people do to get out of school." Hinata got angry. "I'm aware of what it is!" He shouted before looking to Kanade. "I meant, why do you just want to graduate?" Kanade looked at them as they fought and then replied when asked. "I've never had one." Otonashi looked at her saddened. "I wanted to, but I ended up here before I was able to."
After a few minutes they all decided to set up a graduation ceremony for the SSS members. Giving everyone a different achievement in their diplomas. Hinata smiled as they went over plans. "Maybe that can be when everyone all moves on." Otonashi said. Kanade nodded. Then she did something that he hadn't seen her do the entire time he had been there. Hinata saw it too. "Kanade… you're smiling." She nodded. "I'm happy." Otonashi smiled with her.
At that instant Noda broke down the already unlocked door. Shortly followed by a group of other SSS members. "Yurippe, is she okay?" Hinata nodded. "She's fine, she just wore herself out in that last firth I think." Noda looked around at all the broken monitors around him and then back to her. "I'll carry her back up." He said. Then he looked around and walked toward Otonashi raising his halberd into the air. Otonashi braced himself for another beating from him. Noda held out the massive axe. "Hold this for me." He said in an unsure tone. Otonashi stared at him and then the weapon and then back to him. "Otonashi, take it or I shove it through you." He took it. "Okay, okay." Noda put Yurippe onto his back and began walking to the surface. Everyone else followed and Otonashi finally realized just how strong Noda must have been to always be carrying this massive medieval weapon with him. Once in the infirmary, they put Yurippe into a bed. Otonashi, Hinata, and Naoi explained their plan for a graduation ceremony. Kanade smiling behind Otonashi all the time they discussed it.