Episode 20

All Is (Not) Lost. (All is (not) lost.) is the 20th episode of the Summer Time Rendering anime.

Synopsis
Hizuru and Masahito engage in a fierce battle. The stray shadows, controlled by Tokiko, join in the fight, and the battle becomes even more intense. Meanwhile, Shinpei and Mio's shadows head for the other Masahito. Mio's shadow attack and kills Masahito without hesitation, but when she feels something and they find Tokiko on the verge of dying. Saying that she was saved by Hizuru and Ginjiro, Tokiko pleads with Shinpei to go to Hizuru and the others immediately.

Summary
While fighting, Shide manages to break Ryunosuke's hammer, but he takes Shide's spear and starts cutting and piercing him numerous times. However, that has no effect on Shide, as he just regenerates. He wonders why Hizuru hates him that much and she explains that she hates his words. Haine asks Hizuru why she came back. Hizuru states she should know as she scanned her before, but it seems Haine can't understand it. Hizuru suggest scanning her again and create her shadow. Haine refuses, guessing that Mio gave her immunity, and Hizuru may plan to destroy Shinpei's shadow the moment Haine starts to scan. Then she will defeat Shide as he won't be having help from Haine's eyes and then head underground and destroy Haine's body. Haine again asks why Hizuru came back. Hizuru notes to Ryunosuke that Haine is acting as Shinpei's personality, who is calm and aloof, but when there is something he can't understand, he won't rest until he finds the answer, and decides to talk with her to buy some time. Hizuru tells Haine that she was first curious about the message she received, but she also found a chance to redeem herself. Hizuru states Ryunosuke's death was her fault, but it was considered an accident and no one blamed her. By some miracle, she was able to apologize to him through his shadow, but that can't bring him back to life, so at least she can try and save the lives that haven't been lost yet.

Shide notes that the most annoying people are those that think of themselves as servants of justice, but hearing that, Hizuru starts to laugh and wonders if Shide really acts on Haine's behalf. Her goal is to get home, but at the end of the third loop, Shide said something that go against her wish, stating this is his ending. Hizuru wonders what he meant. Shide states he doesn't remember such thing and that Hizuru is trying to confuse her. Shide decides its time to end things and attacks Hizuru, who notes that she didn't want Haine to see this yet, but if Shide's armor is "nobody", then its an empty void that Ryunosuke can invade. She touches Shide's head and sends Ryunosuke, who then takes part of Shide's armor and forms his own shadow and revealing Masahito. Without Ryunosuke, Hizuru has exceeded her body limit and starts to fall, but Tokiko then comes and grabs her and attacks with the stray shadow.

Meanwhile, Shinpei and shadow Mio face Masahito, who kinda knew Shinpei would come for Mio. Shadow Mio tells Shinpei to stand back and that she will take care of Masahito. He wonders if Mio can kill him and states that Mio and Sou has been send to the Hiruko Cave for Haine to eat them. Shinpei states he should have run and not waited them, but Masahito explains he couldn't leave it to shadows, as he doesn't want to loose more comrades to hacking. Hearing that, Shinpei realizes he thinks that Ushio is still alive. Masahito tells Mio to kill Shinpei so he can loop or they will be late. However, Mio then goes and beheads Masahito, who then states they will see each other in the next loop. Mio and Sou are then eaten by Haine and Shadow Mio feels it and tells Shinpei that Mio just died. Shinpei then tells her to scan Masahito to search his memories. She does, but states he has no memories and is empty. Mio then feels something and call Shinpei to follow her. They find barely alive Tokiko, who explains that Ginjiro and Tetsu helped her escape. As she dies, Tokiko tells Shinpei to go to Torajima and save Ryunosuke who is fighting Shide. Mio then scans the dead Tokiko and shows her memory to Shinpei. He sees that Tokiko had her fathers gun and that it has one more bullet and takes it. Shinpei guesses that Hizuru and Ryunosuke are already dead, however they for sure know that Mio is dead and if they don't hurry, her death will be permanent. Shinpei believes that if he loops now, he can still save everyone and will start from when he descended with the kids earlier. He will then head to Kofune and save Shadow Mio first, then they will stop Mio and Sou. Shinpei then kills himself with the gun.

About 30 minutes into the 9th loop, Shinpei and Shadow Mio uses the sewers and manage to get in front of Sou and Mio, and stop them. Shinpei asks if their phones are turned off and Mio confirms as Shinpei told them, they may get a call from a shadow, but Shadow Mio tells them they already got such call. Mio then apologizes to Shadow Mio for hurting her. Shinpei tells them to return to Kofune and protect the kids, while he and Shadow Mio go to Torajima. From Tokiko's memories, Shinpei knows that Hizuru gave signal to Tokiko in 10:45AM, which means they should be able to reach Torajima in that time.

They reach in the time that Tokiko attacks with one of the stray, however, in an instant, Shide kills the stray shadow. Shinpei joins the fight and Haine guesses that he looped after he learned what happened here and it was probably Tokiko who told him. Shinpei then sees Hizuru defeated with the spear piercing her chest. Shide explains it was thanks to Shinpei, that he got to fight Hizuru again, and knowing what she was going to do, gave him an easy win. Ginjiro realizes why they also went for his rifle and knew his location. Ginjiro doesn't believe they can win and wish they for them to run. Shinpei wants to stay for Hizuru. Haine sees Ushio in Shinpei's pocket and decides to retreat as they are outnumbered.

Hizuru is barely alive and seeing that, Shinpei takes Tetsu's gun and wants to loop back. Hizuru tells him its too late and Mio stops him, telling him he should know his loop powers are at its limit and he can't save everyone. Hizuru pulls Shinpei and tells him that Haine is still a child. Her original personality is of a lonely kid, who likes to be spoiled. However, Shide's goal is different and Hizuru suspects that Haine is being used by him. Hizuru asks Shinpei to save Haine and he agrees. Before she dies, Hizuru then transfers Ryunosuke into Shinpei, telling Shinpei that he entrust him her brother.

Characters

 * Hizuru Minakata
 * Shide
 * Haine
 * Masahito Karikiri
 * Tokiko Hishigata
 * Shinpei Ajiro
 * Mio Kofune
 * Sou Hishigata
 * Tetsu Totsumura
 * Ginjiro Nezu