الحلقة 5: يواجه تاكوباو محوًا وجوديًا بعد رفضه امرأة عجوز غامضة في مقهى يعمل به.

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A young man named Takuya works the closing shift at a café; one evening, he must ask the last customer of the night, an unkempt and confused-looking old woman, to leave. The old woman mutters about having nowhere to go, before desperately begging Takuya to allow her to stay with him. He stumbles for an excuse to refuse, when his manager scolds him. When he turns back around, the old woman is gone. When he arrives at his apartment, he finds his girlfriend Marie having tea with the old woman, believing Takuya invited her. He then forcibly removes the old woman, who warns that he will end up just like her. The next morning, Takuya is awoken by Marie's scream; she says she doesn't know him and vehemently demands that he leave. Next, his manager says he never hired anyone like him. One after another, his family and friends turn him away, not knowing who he is. He is driven mad by his desperation and the sound of the old woman's laughter. His skin and hands rapidly age. Later, he is the last customer at a café, where he desperately accosts a waitress for a place to stay... (Source: Wikipedia)