So this is what a forest is like...

How is it seeing the real thing?

Well...

I think I have a better idea of what Azusawa meant by “clarity”.

Hearing all the birds chirping, the babbling brook and the wind as it breezes by...

It's very... Soothing.

Yes, if I sing that one section with this in mind...

♪——————...

It'd sound something like that...

Oh wow...!
That's exactly what I was talking about, Aoyagi!

It was?
That's wonderful.

You figured it out already...?

Yeah, don't just leave us behind.

Still, this is really nice.
All the leaves and grass are still very green despite being winter.

That's true.
By the way, this one here's edible...

Wait, really?

Yeah, these are called “sunroots”. They're pretty good too. You can cook them by boiling or frying them up.

That's so interesting...!
You're like a walking encyclopedia, An.

It's not gonna make us sick or anything, right?

They're edible. Honest!
Oh, I think I see some more over there. Why don't we pick a few while we're here?

Sure, I'll help.

I'd like to as well.

*Sigh*
Okay, fine...

Wow, we got a bunch...!

That's great, but are you sure we can get through all of these?

We'll be fine!
Between the four of us and our campfire, this should be just enough.

Anyway, let's start heading back.
Let's see... We came from that way, right?

Hey, you don't have to make wild guesses. We have the GPS on our phones to... Hm?

No service...?

What?

Seriously?
I had a signal just a second ago.

M-Me too! It wasn't strong, but it definitely seemed like we were still in range. What happened...?

Oh no! The GPS stopped working...!

What?! N-No! Why?!

Could it be the weather...?

I have no way of confirming this, but I've heard before that the weather can affect how cellular signals behave.

Yeah, you might be right!
Everything's starting to fog or mist up!

Wh-What do we do...?!

Just calm down.
Panicking is the worst thing we can do right now.

First, we need to figure out where we are...

Oh, I have a pocket map...!
I made sure to pack one just in case.

Really?! You're the best, Toya!

But this may not be enough to tell us where we are...

We may be able to figure out where and in which direction our campsite is, but I apologize for not bringing a compass. For that, I apologize...

No, having a map should help us out a lot!

Based on what I've read, you're supposed to retrace your steps by looking for trail markers or anything that seems familiar... What do you think, Akito?

Right... We might be able to find somewhere that looks familiar.

Alright, let's head back a little and see if anything jogs our memories.

Okay!

Oh no... It's starting to get really dark...

This is bad...
We won't be able to see anything once it's pitch black.

We'll be completely lost at that point.

Nooo...!

Okay, breathe...
Just calm down!

Does this mean we have to sleep outside...?

The cold's gonna really get us if we do. We may be wearing cold-weather gear, but getting through the night won't be easy.

A fire would help...
But I think we left the matches back at our site.

Yeah... Also, this fog is going to make it hard to find any dry branches.

No...

...

(Isn't there anything we can do...?)

(What can I do right now...?)

Oh...
Guys, look up!

Oh, all those stars...!

Whoa... The whole sky's lit up.

So many... This is incredible...

They're beautiful...

If only we hadn't gotten lost...
We would've been able to enjoy them more...

But we don't have a choice right now.
Let's just keep trying whatever we can, Kohane.

Right...

...
Hm...?

(Wait, we can see stars...!)

Hm? What's up?

(I don't see it... How can that be?)

(Oh, right, it's winter and the trees must be in the way... That means I just have to...!)

A-Aoyagi?!

T-Toya, what's gotten into you?!
Why are you climbing that tree?!

Sorry, I just need to check on something!

By climbing up a tree?!

Ow...!

(My fingers... This bark's so prickly...!)

(On top of that, I can't get a good footing. There's so much dew from that mist...)

(Climbing a tree is harder than I expected...)

(I've done so little with my life...)

(But that doesn't matter right now!
I just need to focus on climbing!)

Ow...!

I should be able to see it now...!

There you are, Cassiopeia.

Draw two lines through those five stars, bisect those by drawing a line through the star in the middle, stretch it out to five times its length and...

There it is! The north star!

What?

Oh, he's right...!
If we know where the north star is, we should be able to find our way back!

If we apply this information to our map, we should be able to find our campsite.

Th-Thank goodness...!
Thank you so much, Toya!

That was pretty cool...
Nice one, Toya.

But one question...
Is it okay for you to be up that high?

Why...?

Aren't you afraid of heights?

...

Oh no...!
Aoyagi froze up!!

Wh-What did you do that for, Akito...?!

Huh? Why are you blaming me?!

I... I should be fine...
I managed to climb up... So I should be able to get back down... Right...?

Y-You can do it, Aoyagi...!

H-Hang in there, Toya!

Get it together, Toya!
We're all heading back together!

I'll be fine... I... I can get down...