[Hinata recoils some as Otonashi explains how much time has passed, suddenly going very pale. He didn't look well...]

[Thankfully, he managed to bite back his horrified reaction just enough to force a small smile.] A-amnesia again...

You didn't miss much..! [It was an attempt to make him feel better about not remembering, being blind to what happened after he himself left.] I had to wear a ridiculous outfit and pretend to be the principal... I'm sure Yurippe probably has pictures.

[He was deflecting the panic that he'd been gone for a year pretty well, he just knew he'd have to go confront Yuri and beg forgiveness for breaking his promise.]

...What about Kanade? She didn't come back?