A brief commentary is necessary for the final Prophetic Vision, especially since
there is no episode following number 13. Instead of the Old Man, Maniwa is the one
giving a message to the audience. Scenes from the previous episodes appear as Maniwa
notes that even though something appears to have ended, it actually can loop around to
the beginning. The final message seems to be that – like the cat that appears to have
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replaced Maromi – the mystery of Lil’ Slugger can never truly be solved; humanity will
always need to have some kind of emotional crutch and that crutch changes over time.