My name is Nao Kanzaki.
Nicknamed "Naive Nao" due to my innate trust in people.
Excuse me.
Can you spare some bus fare?
I seem to have misplaced my wallet.
Why sure!
Thank you.
Write your address so I can pay you back.
It's a con.
How obvious! She's really gullible.
So who would've thought...
I'd get involved in a ghastly liar's game?
It all began when I found a million dollars at my door.
I had been roped into playing of ruthless swindle game.
Winners got filthy rich, while losers drowned in debt.
I survived with the help of a master con man, Shinichi Akiyama.
When I reached the semi-finals, I was allowed out.
But the finals offered a chance to destroy this sadistic game.
So I put everything in Akiyama's capable hands.
Little did I know...
that my battle...
was just beginning.
Hi.
Tanimura-san!
One of our finalists has dropped out.
You've earned the right to fill that slot.
I'd only be in Akiyama-san's way.
Don't give me that!
Without you...
he will lose for sure.
How do you know that?
Because this time, the game can be won... through trust.
You and I both know he isn't capable of that.
What can I do?
Save him.
Only you can.
He trusts you and you alone.
If what he said was true about Akiyama...
then I had to go.
Beyond this door... awaits the final stage.
Garden of Eden.
Your brander.
Each player gets one, and an alphabet ID.
You are player H.
You may enter.
Mai
Igarashi
Momose
Kuji
Sendou
Yukina
Nao!
Fukunaga!
Fukunaga
Thank God. I feel less anxious knowing someone.
Guess who else?
Eto-san?
Eto
At your service!
You're Nao?
You met my brother in the 4th Round.
I did?
Nishida
Akiyama-san.
Who're you mailing?
No one.
We got lucky with Yokoya dropping out.
It let us bring Nao back.
Let us now begin the final stage of the Liar Game.
I am Kelbim. I will be your host.
By now, you have all become seasoned veterans of this game.
But today, we don't expect to collect any debts.
Why not?
Because in today's game...
everybody wins.
The game you will all be partaking in is called...
Garden of Eden.
And so it begins, the last round of lies and backstabbing.
As you know, the name comes from the Bible's Book of Genesis.
In the center of Eden stood the Tree of Knowledge.
God forbade the eating of its fruit.
Yet Adam and Eve fell prey to temptation.
And ate the forbidden fruit.
For that...
God banished them from paradise.
Likewise, if all of you can resist that same temptation...
you will reap a fortune in reward.
We will now conduct a rehearsal.
This is the voting room, which you will enter one at a time...
and cast your votes with apples.
You are to choose from gold, silver or red apples.
Are these...?
Indeed, made of real gold and silver.
Extravagant final.
And this?
The red apples will be explained shortly.
But this game can be played with just gold and silver.
What do I do with this?
Return it to the tray... or burn it.
I'll switch to gold.
Then you must brand your chosen apple with your name.
Nao Kanzaki
Finally, you are to deposit the apple in the voting box.
You will repeat this 13 times.
The votes will be automatically tabulated.
Here are the results.
Those who cast silver apples win the round.
Majority wins.
If a player casts two apples with the same name...
only the first vote will count.
Moreover, you are forbidden by contract to force another's vote.
You have 1 hour for each round.
But once all votes are in, that round is finished.
Any player who fails to cast a vote in time...
is penalized a million dollars.
Once you've voted, you cannot return until the next round.
Each player in the majority after each vote...
will earn a million dollars.
Players in the minority after each vote...
will lose a million dollars.
If however everybody casts the same vote...
everyone loses a million dollars.
I thought you said we could all win.
These rules create clear winners and losers.
Precisely.
The gold and silver are forbidden fruit, and must not be cast.
So what are we supposed to do?
Instead, you are to cast the Red Apple of Truth.
Red Apple of Truth?
The red apples play the most important role in this game.
If all 11 of you cast a red apple, you each win a million dollars.
Serious?
If we continue to vote red, we each win 13 million.
However...
if anyone casts a forbidden fruit after red votes have been cast...
those casting a red apple with lose a million dollars.
And both gold and silver voters will earn a million dollars.
Moreover, a single vote using a forbidden fruit...
earns a special bonus of 2 million.
What you must be most careful to avoid...
is being the only one to cast a red apple.
That player's name will be revealed...
and incur a penalty of 10 million dollars.
-10 million?
And finally...
anyone exceeding 5 million in debts must leave paradise...
and be banished from Eden.
Banished?
If, however, another player elects to cover that debt...
then play continues.
Ha! Who here would cover for another's 5 million?
This is the final stage.
Each player starts with their accumulated earnings so far.
The money leader so far at 12 million...
is Player A.
Who's that?
Those with a positive balance at the end will retain that as prize money.
A negative balance will translate into actual debt.
The money leader at the end will be crowned champion.
And will take home...
50 million dollars.
50 million!
Should the game be halted due to rule infringements...
this money is rescinded.
And the game will end with every player penalized 10 million.
To prevent multiple players from conspiring to split the 50 million...
earnings among players cannot change hands after the game.
Now my friends...
go cast the Red Apple of Truth as often as you can.
Why are we standing still? Let's vote red.
I know why!
Listen up, everyone!
Till now, the goal's been to take money from each other.
But not this time.
Our dealings are with the "house".
That's who we're playing against, not each other.
So let's all cast red apples.
We can beat the house and all its traps if we pull together.
I'm in.
I'll cast red.
Really?
Me, too. Let's end by sticking it to "them".
Thank you!
We all stand to gain over 143 million.
Can't catch Player A, anyway.
And it would be a sure thing.
I'm with Nao!
Me, too!
I've fought all this way with Nao.
I know she can be trusted.
Let's follow Nao's lead!
Thanks, everyone.
Let's do it!
Victory for Nao! Victory for all!
It was the perfect start.
All 11 of us uniting around a common goal.
You're the last one, Akiyama-san.
What?
Let me borrow this.
Lip gloss.
You toying with me?
This is so strange.
I've never felt so at peace playing this game.
I've convinced myself of something since arriving here.
That we've fought all this way in order to come together.
To show that, ultimately, we must believe in each other.
I agree.
You do?
All votes have been cast.
Here are the results.
1 st Vote Results
Gold...
3.
Silver...
4.
Red...
4.
Players casting gold and silver apples win.
Interesting.
The second vote begins now.
Suckers, suckers!
You know what, Nao?
You really, really are...
naive!
Fukunaga.
Me, vote red?
Why not?
You'd earn the same million either way.
Not true!
There's no risk of losing a million this way.
And I knew others would shoot for 50 mil.
The only way to win is to betray before you're betrayed!
Say what? You're rotten to the core.
What did you say?
Stop it!
Have faith and vote red!
No way, Nao.
Nobody will vote red now.
Right, guys?
You're scum.
Unbelievable.
Traitor.
Don't give me that! 6 others did it, too!
Don't play innocent!
I voted red.
Me, too.
Liars! See if I trust any of you!
The feeling's mutual.
What?
I pity you.
Screw you, you crooked hag!
Who you calling a hag?
You didn't vote red, either!
Who says?
Please stop!
This is exactly where "they" want us.
What's done is done.
I say we give unity another chance, and vote red.
Igarashi-san...
I was thinking the same thing!
Well, all right!
They're right! We can do this!
Count me out.
Don't be a spoil sport!
Think about it. Those who voted red are already down a mil.
You telling them to do that again?
There were 7 traitors.
Yeah, but...
Anyone asking for a red vote is either one of the traitors...
or stupidly naive.
So which are you?
I'm stupidly naive!
I guarantee...
we will never get all reds.
That leaves only one path: deception.
No!
Nao.
It's sad, but he's right. Forget it.
I won't!
It's okay.
I promise the chance will come again.
Let's work toward that.
Mai...
Human weakness... and greed.
That's the essence of the game.
That's why a unanimous red vote...
has never happened.
Nao?
Buzz off, mushroom.
I'm sorry I betrayed you.
But there's another way to get everyone to vote red.
Yukina, Kuji.
Get Akiyama and we'll have a team of 6.
Team?
It's now a battle for majority between gold and silver.
So we build a 6-person majority.
The only way to lose is for all of us to vote the same.
This guarantees victory.
But then only some of us can win.
Don't worry. We don't want that.
Sooner or later, our team effort will be discovered.
We can even let them know. Then what?
They'll ask to join our team.
And we'll welcome the other five with open arms.
Welcome friends!
Conditions will be ripe for another go at unity.
It's a prelude to us casting all red apples.
It's not just for us.
That's great, Fukunaga!
You're not going to believe him, are you?
He just betrayed you.
We've fought together a long time. Trust me.
Nao.
It may be our only hope.
Suit yourself.
I'd rather act alone than side with him.
Mai!
Leave her. If this works...
she'll be back, too.
But...
Yes, I betrayed you...
I'm sorry.
But at least I was honest about it.
Want to know why?
To strengthen your guard!
Or you'll be tricked repeatedly.
But it's okay now. We can still get all reds.
Don't give up. We'll do it together.
Okay. I'll believe you, Fukunaga.
Thanks.
I'll go find another person we can trust.
Okay.
He's a good fellow.
Fukunaga always ends up being a pretty trustworthy ally.
Ally, huh?
Yes.
Here he is.
Thanks for having me.
I was at a loss by myself.
Okay, let's get a majority.
Our first vote is...
gold.
I'll vote next.
Wait.
Let me go.
All the votes are in. Here are the results.
Think we'll win?
Yes. Could be what we need to come together.
Could be what we need...
to come together.
Don't make me laugh!
Mai?
You thought you were the only team?
Fools. We had a team, too.
So what? We outnumber you.
That's right. Six against five.
Count again.
Fukunaga.
You're kidding.
The joke's on you!
Nao's a pushover.
I repeat. Nao the pushover!
I'm playing for this team!
Power shift!
It was all staged to camouflage our formation of this team.
From my own isolation to making you doubt lgarashi and Eto.
In short, you lose!
Why?
Why join up with Fukunaga?
You've got it all wrong.
I didn't join him.
He joined me.
I built the team during our first vote.
While you were gushing about red apples and unity.
I had all I could do to contain my laughter.
With such a sitting duck in the finals...
we decided to make duck soup.
Thanks for another million.
Thanks!
Let's go.
Sorry, Nao. But they threatened to exclude me.
I'm so sorry!
Here are the results.
Silver 6!
Results of the 2nd vote...
Silver...
11.
Each player loses 1 million.
I thought you told them to vote gold!
I did!
Why all silver then?
They saw through you!
My act was perfect! I did everything right!
What's so funny?
Such simpletons.
Let me enlighten you.
I knew Fukunaga betrayed us. So we changed to silver.
Don't be stupid. How could you know that?
Simple.
I could see which apples you cast.
Don't believe him. He's bluffing.
Quite possibly.
Believe what you will.
I love the finals... the lies and back-stabbing.
They still haven't noticed.
Among those eleven...
there is a plant.
They're gloating!
Forget it! I know Akiyama. He's all bluff.
Oh, really?
I think you're in with them.
I lost money, too, idiot!
You must've told Nao!
Why would I? It was my plan!
Excuse me.
You scared me!
You invisible or something?
Spy! She's spying!
No, I've come with a proposal.
What?
If we can all vote with silver, we can surely all vote red.
Wrong. You stand to profit by voting against all-red.
Can't say the same for gold or silver.
Plus, we still have the upper hand.
Even if you vote together...
we either all lose a million...
or we gain a million.
Either way, you stand to lose.
Your only option is to split your vote 3 to 2.
That way, some of you can still win some of the time.
And limit losses to just a million other times.
So you see, there's no way you can beat our majority.
No.
Go back and explain that to your friends.
Or is that too difficult to grasp?
Forget them, Nao.
Yukina.
Let's go.
What a nice smile. Why don't you join us?
Over my dead body.
Don't mind her. It's just sour grapes.
We just stick to the plan.
Okay, then next is...
gold.
All the votes are in. Here are the results.
This time, one million!
Sorry, minority voters.
Results of the 3rd vote...
Gold...
11.
Each player loses a million.
Again?
This isn't working!
They got lucky!
I told you.
I can see how you vote.
Time to accept the fact...
you are sitting ducks.
I'm in the red now!
Could they really see how we vote?
I know Akiyama. He's rarely wrong.
That's not what you said earlier!
We're self-destructing here.
Don't worry.
So are they.
I can't do this much longer. I'm in debt now.
We're sure to max out before them.
Never fear. It ends here.
How?
We'll get a majority next vote.
How can we manage that? There's only 5 of us.
Because you can win this game...
with a minority.
I voted!
What do you want?
I thought I'd share some info.
What info?
We all voted gold.
Then all we have to do is vote silver to win.
I wonder.
What's that mean?
5 gold apples have been cast.
If just one of you defects to gold, you win for sure.
But you can still lose by voting silver.
Getting all of you to vote silver is
as hard as all of us voting red.
So?
Who's to say you all voted gold?
Yeah.
No, I assure you we all voted gold.
How do you know?
'Cause I can see everyone's vote.
It's up to you now.
They all voted first to set this up.
Doesn't it irk you that they're having their way with us?
Then let's get them back and vote as 6!
Yeah! We can still render his tactics useless!
No one better cop out!
We all vote silver!
Results of the 4th vote.
Gold...
7.
Silver...
4.
Red Apple of Truth... 0.
Two of you are traitors!
Bastards!
Who are they?
Not me!
Me, neither!
I'll kill 'em.
It was you!
Eto!
What did I tell you?
The longer the losses continue, the more likely a traitor will appear.
You planned those first 2 losses.
In the next vote, we plan to go with this.
How about you?
Damn you!
What now, Mai?
Pull yourself together!
From now on, I call the shots!
No, listen to me!
We can't win with either of you!
Say what?
Knock it off!
Now you should understand.
It doesn't feel good to be betrayed.
Eto-san,
how does it feel to win now?
I'm guessing it's pretty painful.
For the same million,
it's clearly better to work together.
Won't you all try voting red again?
Nao.
Forgive me!
I promise to vote red next.
I promise!
Eto-san.
Won't the rest of you promise, too?
We can believe in each other.
I know we can.
Mai...
you took on a large risk in your determination to vote silver.
You put faith in your team.
Why not place that trust...
into voting red this time?
Mai.
It's settled, then!
Red it is!
It'll work this time.
Not yet.
Why not?
One other person has yet to come clean on that last vote.
True.
Whoever it is, please confess. We need your cooperation.
We won't blame you.
Sorry.
I knew it.
You were going to hit me before!
How did you see our votes?
Tell us.
Okay.
After we all vote red.
Come on.
At least we've all come clean.
Now let's vote red.
At last, we were all on the same page... unified in purpose.
But then...
Results of the 5th vote.
Players voting gold win the round.
Betrayed again.
That's odd.
Our plant is at last on the move.
You called him?
Akiyama-san.
I'm voting red.
Trust me and vote red.
I'll win you a million.
Isn't that dangerous?
I beg of you, please.
Trust Akiyama-san and vote red.
I'm...
going with red.
Yukina.
Right. I'll throw in with red, too!
Let's vote red and flush out the traitors!
Yeah!
Thank you.
What idiots.
Nobody suspects that l...
am a traitor among them.
Akiyama says he can see how we vote.
But he didn't pick up on Fukunaga's betrayal.
Even if he knows the total vote count...
I doubt...
he knows who voted what.
Wait, that's his second turn.
I guess he didn't vote last time.
The votes are all in.
Here are the results.
Here we go.
Results of the 6th vote.
I hope they all chose red.
Gold...
If I'm the only gold...
1.
Yes! The special bonus! 2 million!
Silver...
10.
Players voting silver win.
Why only me?
Do they know?
Let's nail the bastard again!
Again?
What's going on here?
Hey, traitor!
Have anything to say?
Yeah, out with it. The gig's up.
Confess or be destroyed.
Yeah, we'll destroy you!
You know I'm talking to you.
Is it you? Or... or you?
It's you!
Nishida.
He's talking to you, Nishida. Hurry and apologize.
Huh? I'm lgarashi.
Stop blathering. You're Nishida.
We know you're the traitor.
Liar! Show me proof!
Here.
What's that?
You never intended to vote red. That was your mistake.
I entered first and left a message on the lead red apple.
Message?
Yeah.
I asked everyone to leave their branders under the box.
Anyone planning to vote red would've seen it.
I would enter the room last and cast everyone's vote for them.
When I returned to the voting room...
your brander was missing.
The lone traitor who ignored red and voted gold...
was you.
What makes you think I voted gold?
You can't see individual votes.
Simple. I marked the apples.
What?
With each vote, the marked apples move.
The gold rack had moved by just one.
So I cast silver votes for everyone, and singled you out.
I didn't see any markings!
No, you didn't.
My lip gloss.
To avoid detection,
I marked the bottom of the apples.
You can't tell by sight, but you can tell by touch.
If you're going to pull off a betrayal...
you need some of this.
What should we do with him?
Let's beat the crap out of him?
Wait!
You're looking at this wrong.
You all earned money at my expense. You're all a million dollars richer.
So what trouble have I caused you?
True.
Idiotic. Don't agree with him!
Oh, right. Don't weasel out of this!
Okay, I was wrong!
Fukunaga!
Eto!
Fellow traitors, let's put the past behind us and vote red!
That's fine. The next vote, then.
Leave it to me, Nao.
Thank you.
But Nao!
I'm satisfied.
Softie.
Let's do it this time.
Our branders, please.
Something wrong?
There's still one other traitor besides Nishida.
That's a problem.
Results for the 5th vote...
I entered last to check for double-crossers.
But the marks hadn't moved. And still...
That's odd.
There were 2 traitors.
Meaning?
Someone knew about the markings, and replenished the gold rack.
No way!
That's not all.
This time, one of us read the message and left his brander.
Person X.
Someone very cautious, very careful.
And sharp as a whip.
So Person X is one of us?
Finally, they notice.
Oh, yeah.
Your brander, Nishida.
Now they're all in one place.
One of us needs to go in with these
and cast all 11 red apples.
That's brilliant!
It takes Person X out of the equation.
Perfect!
You're the one, Nao.
Everyone trusts you.
Wait.
Every player has to enter the booth or face a million dollar penalty.
But if you cast all the votes, the round ends right there.
So the 10 of us need to at least go in, with Nao going last.
Understood.
Finally, a foolproof plan.
At least that's what we all believed.
But we were still underestimating...
the formidable strength of Person X.
The player who voted gold wins.
And wins a 2 million bonus.
Look!
Player F is catching the leader!
Person X.
But how?
Must've had a brander.
How else can you explain it?
Who has all the branders?
Nao is X?
You two-faced liar!
Nao would never do that!
I cast 11 red apples!
Then why?
Simple. X had a gold apple hidden away.
It was made before I collected everyone's branders.
Person X entered the voting room before Nao.
If a player casts two apples with the same name...
only the first vote will count.
So even if Nao dropped in a red apple,
the gold came first.
So this tactic is...
No longer a foolproof method.
My brander!
Sorry.
I just cast a red apple.
If we give up now, all is lost.
So I ask you one more time... vote red.
That's right. We try again.
Forget it. Not while Person X is still around.
I can't afford any more losses.
Me, neither.
Yeah.
That was rash!
If no one votes red...
She alone will lose 10 million.
Wait.
What're you doing?
Voting red.
And if she's lying?
How can you say that?
She's supported us all this way.
Has she? She could be Person X.
No way. You go too far.
If you end up the only red vote, you'll have to drop out.
That won't happen. I know she voted red.
Haven't you learned anything?
Stop trusting people.
No.
I'd rather be deceived than lose faith.
Apparently...
you can't change, either.
You're on your own.
Don't worry. I voted red.
Sorry I forced you.
Let's stick it out to the end.
Here are the results.
The results of the 8th vote.
Gold...
4.
Silver...
6.
The Red Apple of Truth...
1.
Players who voted gold or silver win.
One player has voted with the Red Apple of Truth...
and incurs an extra penalty of 10 million dollars.
You know what I hate?
Do-gooders like you.
Yukina?
Let's believe in each other. Don't make me sick.
No. This isn't you.
You know nothing.
You're done... Nao Kanzaki.
One player has exceeded the 5 million debt limit...
resulting in banishment from Paradise.
That player is...
Mr. Shinichi Akiyama.
Can't be.
There must be some mistake.
I voted red. I should be banished.
There is no mistake. Mr. Akiyama has lost.
Person X.
When all the branders were together, X used yours.
And made an apple to use later.
What?
Yukina?
Is it you?
You got it.
I'm X.
But...
why'd you vote red?
You said I was on my own.
Wait.
Akiyama could read each vote.
He could've won every time by keeping quiet about it.
But he votes red.
Because that's what you would do.
He knows you'll be betrayed.
And eventually banished.
He did it to protect you.
To protect me?
Is that true?
Mr. Akiyama, please come with me.
Akiyama-san!
You're not the weakling you used to be.
You can survive without me.
No.
Akiyama-san!
There are now 10 players.
5-to-5 votes will be counted as a draw.
What a shame.
Maybe you can borrow 13 million.
Why did you do it?
Why'd you drop him?
Why not me?
I wanted to see you cry.
How does it feel to see someone die for you?
That's enough. I won't let you continue this.
You're a fool.
I used Nao's brander on an apple.
Obviously!
Who's to say I didn't make others?
You didn't.
Of course I did.
Red for everybody.
A lone red vote equals a 10 million dollar loss.
I can kill off anyone I choose.
At anytime.
Fine. I'd like to see you try.
Really?
Go vote.
Well? You'd better hurry.
Move!
It's time...
to pick your friends.
We will now settle your debt.
In here.
You.
What did you do?
I voted red for just one of you.
You're the last two.
If you vote gold or silver...
one of you will lose 10 million.
You both need to vote red to cut your losses to 1 million.
Go save each other.
It's been a while.
Akiyama.
What's this about?
He insisted on seeing you.
Nao!
Relax. I voted red.
Then I will, too.
Okay.
How about a deal?
A business proposition. I'll cover your debt.
Under one condition.
Return to Eden and win.
Then give me the 50 million in prize money.
Always the coward.
Coward?
I consider this very fair play.
If you lose, I expect compensation.
50 million.
Go back to Eden.
IOU
There's no paradise here.
Tell me you voted red, Eto.
Not on your life.
Coward!
Too bad.
I guess you're out.
I voted red for you.
So you can blame him.
What a sucker. She never saw it coming.
Uh-huh.
It's hilarious because...
I'm talking about you.
Yukina.
I didn't vote red.
But not to betray Nao.
Because I found this.
Don't vote red. Nao
What is this?
You're lying, aren't you?
You can all relax.
Yukina doesn't have any reds.
Say what you want.
I haven't voted yet.
If you had voted for me, then time should be up.
The clock's still running.
You haven't voted for me.
I have your red. I can go cast it now.
It won't work.
Akiyama-san told me something.
Yukina is not X.
So we decided to prove it.
You've lost, Yukina.
You...
set me up?
Lies!
You did well on your own.
Akiyama-san.
Mr. Akiyama has been reinstated.
He will join the 10th vote.
It's okay now.
Go and vote.
Yes.
Wait.
I just remembered.
I voted red for Eto.
If you don't do the same...
Eto dies.
Don't worry. It's a bluff.
Trust me.
Here are the results.
Results of the 9th vote.
Gold...
6.
Silver...
3.
Red Apple of Truth...
1.
One red?
Eto!
Oh no!
I don't understand.
Players voting gold or silver win.
Again, we have a single red voter.
That player incurs an extra 10 million dollar penalty.
That player is...
Yukina Takeda.
She was the money leader!
It was Yukina!
Wait.
Just wait.
I voted gold. Not red!
The color of your apple was red.
No way!
Face it, you were had.
By the real X.
How'd you know I'm not X?
The 6th vote when we left our branders.
X branded an apple with Nao's name on it...
to trap me.
That means X had to enter the booth after Nao.
After I first entered the booth...
Trust Akiyama-san and vote red.
I'm going with red.
Yukina went second!
She couldn't have used Nao's brander.
Why pretend to be X, then? X might go after her.
She wanted X to target her.
That's right.
I was flustered.
Player F is catching the leader!
One player has exceeded the 5 million debt limit...
Mr. Shinichi Akiyama.
I sensed X was trying to bankrupt the money leader.
It wasn't Akiyama, but sooner or later he'd come to me.
I pretended to be X...
so he'd use his red apple with my name, and get it over with.
And lose 10 million?
I counted on Nao.
With her voting red, I'd only lose a million.
I could still win the tournament.
But Nao didn't vote red.
Your plan backfired 'cause you underestimated her.
Ex-money leader.
Serves her right.
Yukina...
Leave me alone!
Maybe now... we can all vote together.
Fat chance!
Why would I want that?
You did the first time.
I noticed that.
I saw the money leader's total drop after that first vote.
That means you voted red.
Yeah, but...
That's when I thought...
here's a good person.
Don't kid yourself.
That was a whim.
I knew the leader was someone kind.
I sensed...
your genuine compassion in the early rounds.
I knew right away that you couldn't possibly be X.
So please...
won't you try believing once more?
She called you here.
What do you mean?
Who are you mailing?
Norihiko Yokoya
Akiyama can't pay back 50 million if he loses.
Unless you're here to save him.
Because Nao saved you.
Interesting observation.
Akiyama-san?
Where's Akiyama?
I can't find him.
Hey, what's that?
Smoke?
Akiyama!
What'd you do?
Nothing.
Then what's all that?
I disposed of something unnecessary.
What?
Move.
Only one player may enter the voting room at a time.
Look.
Akiyama!
Explain yourself!
Think back.
The game can continue with just two colors.
Fine, but why did you burn them?
To make a deal with X.
Listen to me X. We're all going to vote red.
You do the same.
If you don't,
I'll burn all the silver, too, and end the game.
You won't win 50 million.
You've gone mad.
We'll all lose!
You've beaten me, X.
So vote red.
Stop it!
I wish I could!
But it's the only way.
Hurry and plead with me!
I'm doing this for you!
Fine, give me your branders.
I'll vote for everybody.
What for?
To ease X's mind.
If anyone votes silver, the deal won't work.
Come on.
Give them to me!
Please.
Now, we'll get it.
Results of the 10th vote.
Gold...
0.
Silver...
2.
Red Apple of Truth...
9.
Players voting silver win.
Akiyama!
You sneak!
You're Player G!
You're all so stupid.
You lied to us!
That's the name of the game... deception is fair play.
You little...!
Easy now. I had all your branders.
You didn't.
I made everyone a red apple.
Don't cross me. And maybe I'll show you mercy.
You plan to win.
You selfish bastard!
Now you know.
Person X no longer controls this game.
I do.
You can't make me give up... on an all-red vote.
Suit yourself.
We had reached the lowest point in the game.
No more gold apples.
Betrayed by Akiyama-san.
I beg you to vote red.
But that only reinforced my resolve.
I can't. I'm sorry.
We could still do this.
There was still hope.
Trust is the only way.
Here are the results.
Results of the 11th vote.
Gold...
10.
Gold?
Silver...
1.
Red Apple of Truth... 0.
The player voting gold wins.
Person X lost money!
You've been duped, X.
By our charade.
We know your identity.
It's you...
Sendou.
How did you know?
Yes, I am X.
You succeeded in booting me from the game.
Then you cut down Yukina...
to avert suspicion.
But you left a trace.
A trace?
You needed to cast a red vote for Yukina before her.
So X had to precede her in the booth.
A lot of people voted before her.
You're correct.
Everyone but Eto and Nao.
Yes. That made voting for Yukina very easy.
But you missed something.
What did I miss?
The tace you left...
was proof that Eto couldn't be X.
Eto?
That narrowed the field of suspects considerably.
Player X in the 6th vote used Nao's brander.
Nao voted 8th.
That means X had to vote 9th, 10th or 11th.
Three suspects.
With Eto eliminated... that left you or Momose.
So I set a trap.
What trap?
When I asked for a deal.
Collecting the branders drew your suspicion of me.
You voted with a hidden, pre-branded apple.
That was the trap.
How?
I'll tell you.
I took all of your branders...
but didn't vote for everyone.
What?
You mean...
Exactly. I didn't cast your vote.
But all 11 votes were counted.
That makes you...
Player X.
Wait a second. Why set a trap for just me?
I had a fifty-fifty chance, but I was pretty sure it was you.
How!?
Because X had figured out the lip gloss trick.
And yet Momose kept on losing money.
But I still wasn't sure.
So I set a trap.
What about the gold? I thought you burned them all.
I kept 10 gold apples hidden.
10 apples? No way.
There's no place to hide that many.
And you couldn't bring them out.
I was watching you closely.
I would've seen you if you had.
That's right, Sendou.
What?
You never noticed somebody else missing.
Nao Kanzaki.
She grabbed 10 golds?
And hid them outside.
I did nothing.
How'd you tell the others?
You had isolated yourself by then.
Like I said... I did nothing.
The gold apples' whereabouts and voting directions were given...
by Nao.
When she was going around pleading for another red vote?
Please, once more.
Listen closely.
The truth is...
We've hidden gold apples.
There's more.
Where's Akiyama?
I don't know.
All of that was to set a trap for you.
Nao and I staged a big scene
to isolate me from everybody.
You weren't fighting me.
You lost to "Naive Nao".
I was tricked by Nao?
Never.
I could never expect to win this game on my own.
But I had a trustworthy partner.
You didn't. That's the difference.
But go ahead and cast another red apple for someone.
I don't need to!
I just voted silver. Got it?
You're out of gold.
Join me with silver or self-destruct.
The 50 million is mine!
There's nothing you can do to change that.
Never fear. There's still a sure way to beat him.
Just vote silver, everybody.
You've finally snapped.
You'll take everyone down with you.
And call it winning.
You lose.
You're dreaming.
We all had to vote silver.
But that meant we'd each lose a million dollars.
Self-destruction was the only way to beat him.
In fact, we had lost.
Here are the results.
Did you find a way out?
Results of the 12th vote.
I didn't think so.
Gold...
0.
Silver...
10.
Red Apple of Truth...
1.
One red?
Players voting with silver win.
Again, we have a single player voting red.
And incurs a 10 million dollar penalty.
That player is...
Arata Sendou.
Person X...
Has been sunk.
It's not possible.
Yes... Yes!
I voted silver!
It's a mistake!
No, Mr. Sendou. You voted with red.
How?
I tricked you.
Impossible. How?
I voted first, with my own hand!
That's right. You voted red yourself.
What?
Red apples are special.
How?
What do I do with this?
Return it to the tray... or burn it.
I noticed something early on.
Gold and silver apples are real.
So what are red apples made of?
Silver?
They're silver apples covered in a red resin...
which can be burned away.
In the first vote, I cast one of these fake silvers.
Red Apple of Truth... 4.
It was counted as red.
Interesting.
They must contain an IC chip.
You didn't.
I did.
I set a fake silver in the silver rack...
which you...
hastily cast.
Why do that?
Why not just cast a red with my name on it?
Because...
you'd only go drop in a red for someone else.
I needed you to do it yourself.
The problem was finding the right timing to do this.
You're too careful not to notice a fake.
So we shook you up with the hidden gold apples...
You alone lost a million on that vote.
Even so, you'd still win.
I was tricked by Nao Kanzaki?
When you learned it was Nao who set you up...
you lost your cool.
You went into the booth and rushed your vote.
That wasn't your style.
Your emotions got the best of you...
and exposed your stupidity.
Damn you.
You were completely manipulated.
I guess I wasn't dreaming after all.
Sendou...
you've just lost.
We will now begin the 13th and final vote.
Let's all finish red for Nao.
He won't do it.
He needs the 2 million bonus to get out of debt.
Then what?
Akiyama has reds for all of us.
Where are they?
Nowhere. I couldn't possibly have brought them out.
You were bluffing?
But I made one.
Arata Sendou
That's perfect!
We can do it!
I have an idea.
Everyone vote red.
You got it!
At last!
But you must cast a silver, Sendou-san.
That will erase your debt.
What're you saying?
I don't want us to win if it means abandoning someone.
Think of all he's done to us.
That'll put one of us in debt!
That player is me.
You'd go into debt to save Sendou?
Yes.
Fool!
We can't cover for you afterwards.
You'd be stuck with a million dollar debt.
I don't care.
But some of you will drop to zero.
Everyone will lose a million.
Even so, I ask your cooperation.
Nao-san...
you think anyone will do that?
Everyone who has cooperated with you this far...
didn't do so out of trust.
They did it for money.
Trust alone accomplishes nothing.
So go ahead and use that red apple with my name on it.
I plan on saving you no matter what anyone says.
Everyone will understand.
Welcome to reality.
Okay.
I'm in.
I don't care if I drop to zero.
Yukina.
Thanks to you,
I feel ready to try trusting people again.
That's enough for me.
I'm up only a million, too.
But zero is fine.
Nishida.
Like Nao, I'd like to end with a good conscience.
Fine. I'll vote red.
Mai. Thank you.
Not me.
Just kidding.
I'll do it because I like you.
I'm happy ending up with a million.
Vote silver and we both get a million.
Quiet! I returned to this game for Nao.
I can't let her down.
I hate you!
You expect too much.
Arata Sendou
Sendou-san...
go vote silver.
Don't be stupid.
They didn't all vote red.
You may be the only one.
You're wrong.
We all voted red.
Trust me.
You're not naive.
Just...
plain stupid.
Here are the results.
Results of the final vote.
Red Apple of Truth...
11.
All players win.
Why?
You're still down a million.
I didn't like you telling me what to do.
And I didn't believe you'd all do it.
You really are a bunch of idiots.
Then again...
it's not all bad...
to have some trust.
Sendou-san.
At long last...
We all...
voted red.
You did it.
We all won this game.
Where now?
One last bit of business.
What's that?
Set the game free.
Set it free, huh?
Now to announce the champion.
At 4 million dollars... Mr. Shinichi Akiyama.
Total earnings: 54 million dollars.
I've promised 50 mil to Yokoya. Give him the remainder, too.
But I want 1 million of that...
to cover Sendou's debt.
Akiyama-san.
Yokoya's not a player.
He can transfer money.
Very well.
The game is now finished.
Farewell.
Mr. Akiyama, Ms. Kanzaki, I've a message for you.
Follow me.
Seems you win.
54 million from Akiyama.
What about Sendou's debt?
I see no reason
not to pay it.
A meager one million.
Here.
Tell me.
Why the smile?
You were glad to see them all vote red.
I'm smiling because of the money.
How about you?
I'm disappointed. I wanted to see Nao lose.
You're such a liar.
Look who's talking.
Where's the boss?
There isn't one.
What do you mean?
The game began as a lark by a single tycoon.
But after he disappeared,
loads of investors came forth, wanting to continue.
They bet fortunes on whether a flush-red vote was possible.
It's just a gambling game.
And players are the horses.
That's the truth.
You're joking.
You two were specifically brought to this final.
By whom?
By a few gamblers who were betting on an all-red vote.
It's never happened before.
Most of the investors were betting against it.
They've all lost a tremendous amount of money on this result.
With so many losers, I doubt this game will be held again.
The Liar Game has been released from its bind.
So who were we fighting?
This is all I can tell you.
You may go.
But...
you did...
beat something.
Human greed.
Our battle was over.
We used all the prize money...
to pay the debts of past game losers.
Including the money Yokoya-san gave us.
The Liar Game...
was finally freeing us.
It's really over, isn't it?
Still want to play?
No. Not ever again.
Then why aren't you happy?
Because...
I get the feeling you'll disappear.
The Liar Game taught me something.
Blind trust leaves you helpless.
I promise to change.
I'll become smarter... even learn to lie.
Until I am cured of my naivete...
You held your own in the finals. You don't need me.
That's not true.
You're smart enough. And you can lie.
You've graduated.
See how easily you believe me.
You're still "Naive Nao".
No cure for that.
And you're a hopeless liar.
Can you live with that? My lies?
I guess so.
If they're gentle enough, and make people happy.