The World I Once Dreamt Of Closes

The World I Dreamed of One Day Closes Up is the fourth episode of the anime series of Black Rock Shooter. It aired on February 24, 2012 (Japanese) and April 5, 2012 (English).

Synopsis
Strength is shown walking across a colourless grey plain dragging the body of Chariot. Eventually, she comes to a cliff, where the eye of Black Gold Saw appears. Strength then throws Chariot's body and head into the abyss, and it hits the bottom of the abyss with a crunching noise.

Having finally recovered after collapsing due to Chariot's decapitation, Kagari goes to school. At first Kagari seems awkward around other people, but she soon starts making friends and becomes popular. Eventually she joins the sweets club (a club that makes pastries and confectionery). Arata Kohata also returns to school; despite her Hooded figures being decapitated, she seems fine, aside from a sprained ankle.

Meanwhile, Yomi is having difficulty coping with both Kagari and Mato becoming involved in clubs and making new friends, resulting in them having less time for her. She goes to see Saya Irino; however Saya mentally tortures Yomi like she tortured Arata by casually mentioning that no-one needs Yomi anymore, then pretending she didn't say anything. Yuu Koutari then appears; seeing her, Yomi leaves. Seeing that Yomi left her tea behind, Saya seems to realise something.

Later, Mato tells Yomi that she has to stay behind after school and cannot walk home with her. Hearing this, Yomi asks if Yuu is also staying back. Mato tells Yomi that they are in the same club. Yomi acts as if she is fine, but green lightning flashes in her eyes and a green-tinted world full of Dead Master's chains is shown.The chains form a vortex, which Dead Master lowers herself into. Black Gold Saw is shown observing the chaos with a smile, then disappears into the green liquid covering part of the area.

In the real world, Kagari and Yomi are playing Monopoly; when Kagari pressures Yomi to sell her Baltic Avenue, Yomi becomes enraged, but then calms herself and says she is just tired. The next day, Mato goes to meet Yomi to walk to school with her, but meets Kagari instead. Kagari smiles to herself and tells Mato to walk to school with her. When they are in the classroom, Yomi arrives late, distressed that Kagari already left by the time she got to the meeting point. Kagari's new friends drive Yomi away from Kagari, believing that Yomi is bothering her.

After basketball practice, Mato is suddenly handed a towel by Kagari. Kagari says that she wants to repay yomi for looking after her for so long and asks Mato what she should give her. In the art room, Yomi is shown with the painting of mato she made from the first episode; however, she has made it darker and the mato in the picture is crying red blood or tears. The other students comment on how gloomy the painting is now. Yomi reflects on saya's words, thinking that no-one needs her anymore. Saya is shown drinking tea while smiling and Dead Master continues to lower herself into the vortex of chains. Yomi is heard saying that even if she disappeared, the world wouldn't change.

When Yomi goes to get Kagari from the painting club, Kagari's new friends tell her Kagari has left and accuse her of trying to hog Kagari. Yomi is upset by this, telling them that taking care of Yomi was hard on her. However, Kagari's friends note that Yomi didn't complain to Kagari, rather she was mad that someone else took care of Kagari. In another part of the school, Mato tells Kagari that she should give Yomi something that she made herself. Yomi continues to argue with Kagari's friends and says she is glad that Kagari is mixing with others. When Kagari and Mato find Yomi, however, she ignores them and quickly leaves.

Kagari tries to go to Yomi's house to give her the sweets she made, but Yomi refuses to see her. Yomi shuts herself in her room, texts Mato to tell her not to worry and refuses to see Kagari. Meanwhile, Yuu says she would also like to be Yomi's friend, to Mato's delight. Arata meets the boy she was in love with during the last episode; although he wants to go out with her, the death of her Other self semms to have erased her feelings for him and she rejects him. Yomi remains shut in. She thinks that, even though she told her not to worry, Mato will still worry about her. She receives a text and believes it to be from Mato, but it turns out to be from Yuu. Although Yuu expresses concern for Yomi, merely knowing that Mato has another friend makes Yomi become hysterical and she beats her phone with a pillow until it hits the floor. Kagari then arrives to see Yomi. Yomi hurries to see her, believing that Kagari would miss her if she disappeared. However, Kagari wants Yomi to let go of her; similar to Arata, the death of her other self has made her lose her feelings for Yomi. Black Rock Shooter is shown running through the green world, heading for the mass of chains. Lightning is now pulsing down the chains and the entire mass is pulsating and glowing green. In the real world, Yomi reacts violently to Kagari's rejection and she backs away from her. Saya is then shown making more tea; she then says that it was a "Success". At that moment, Yomi screams and Dead Master's chain mass explodes, knocking Black Rock Shooter away. She manages to land on a chain and ride it to the centre. An enormous palace rises from the ground; from it, Dead Master emerges, carrying her Death Scythe. She is accompanied by several knight-like creatures and her two skulls. Black Rock Shooter materialises her Rock Cannon and prepares to fire; however one of the skulls hits her and knocks her into a wall. Dead Master raises her scythe and prepares to battle; in response Black Rock Shooter aims her cannon and fires it.

Trivia

 * This episode mark's the addition of Strength in the opening where the rest of the "Other Selves" are about to face off with each of them pointing their weapon at one another, Strength is now shown holding one of her "Ogre Arm's" over Black★Gold Saw's head while Dead Master hold's her Dead Scythe over her head.

Referbacks

 * Strength makes her first appearence walking through the desert, a possible reference to her introduction in the OVA.