TV Animation Free! Novelize/Episode 06: Haru Janakya Dame Nanda

'Synopsis: Haru ponders the events of the Iwatobi team's summer training camp in the ocean during which Rei makes an unwise decision that leads to unexpected, and dangerous, consequences that force Haru and Nagisa to rescue Makoto and Rei from near-drowning. As the boys recover inside an abandoned rest house, they get to know one another better. Haru gains insight about his relationship with Makoto and although he doesn't say anything, Makoto understands without Haru saying a word.'

Haru is dwelling on the memory of an elementary school Makoto telling him, "It's pointless without you, Haru," and how he didn't know what to say in response back then. It was okay because Makoto apologized for saying something weird and smiled. Haru took advantage of the fact that Makoto understood him without him having to say a word. And now it's happened again for a second time, the night of their team's training camp.

Makoto dives into the ocean during a storm to save Rei who is swimming at night for some unknown reason. The problem is Makoto's childhood fear of the ocean that has never left him and he freezes mid-rescue. Nagisa and Haru dive in to save them but Haru loses sight of Nagisa and Rei as he struggles to bring Makoto to shore. Pulling Makoto onto a deserted beach, he quickly realizes that Makoto's breath is far too weak. Terrified, Haru prepares to breathe air into his lungs when Makoto coughs up water and regains consciousness.

The duo takes shelter under an overhanging rock but it does little to shelter them from the storm. Haru doesn't understand why Makoto even suggested a training camp in the ocean when he's been terrified of it ever since he lost a friend to a typhoon when he was a child. That's when Makoto says those words again: "It's pointless without you, Haru." Haru doesn't have a response for him then either.

The group reunites at an abandoned rest house and dries off. They pass the time playing a dice game that gets them to talk about themselves, though the person who is forced to share the most is Rei. It's fitting since he's the newest member of their group. When the storm passes, they head outside and stare at the starry sky, this time with Rei being a part of their group.

Back indoors, Nagisa suggests another round of dice-game with different rules: the person whose name appears gets to select a topic and everyone else has to answer. Rei gets to select first and his question involves eating the strawberry atop a piece of shortcake. Nagisa wants to eat it right away because his sisters might steal it. Makoto leaves it for last in order to savor the moment. Haru is noncommital in his quest to remain "free," but then wonders to himself if forcing himself to be free is truly being free at all. Rei logically cuts the strawberry off into a perfect piece all by itself and eats it as an exquisite beautiful item.

They field various questions until Makoto asks, "What are you all most afraid of?" Nagisa admits that he's afraid of his sisters which leads to a strange discussion before Nagisa turns to Haru and asks, "What are you afraid of, Haru?" An image flashes in Haru's mind. It's Makoto's weak breathing as he lay on the beach and the fear he felt that he might lose Makoto at that moment. He tries to brush it off, even as Makoto looks at him with a worried face. But since he doesn't have words to explain himself, he says, "I am afraid of water disappearing from the world."

They finally all fall asleep and Haru has a peculiar dream. He's floating in the middle of an endless ocean. When he looks to his side, he sees a floating orca toy but no Makoto. Fear fills him and he begins to shout for Makoto over and over. When he awakens, it's morning. Looking beside him, Makoto is gone and Haru has an irrational thought that perhaps Makoto has really disappeared.

He heads outside and finds his friend watching the sunrise. Having rushed out so quickly, Makoto asks in a strange voice, "What's wrong, Haru?" And although Haru now realizes he has a response to Makoto's twice-made declaration, he's too embarrassed to say it and hesitates. Makoto simply smiles, reminding Haru that Makoto can read his thoughts.

"Nothing. Thank you, Makoto," Haru says, taking advantage of his friend's feelings once again.