I'll teach her
that threats can't touch our hearts.
I need
negative points to do it!
Teruaki!
I'll give all of my left hand
to you, Natsuko!
Teruaki!
Stop! Please, stop it!
Teruaki!
Thumb's... still left.
Natsuko...
Give back my phone and Nobuaki's.
Or else I'll use all my negative points on you.
You know what'll happen then, right?
You'll have to break all five fingers on your right hand to get out of the negatives.
Better choose quickly!
If I give back your phones, who are you going to give those negative points to?
My left hand's a mess now.
It'll never heal completely.
I've lost my dream.
There's no point for me to live anymore.
Teruaki...
Hurry up! Are you willing to break your own fingers? Are you?!
Fine. I just have to give them back, right?
Nobuaki.
I give one positive point to Nobuaki,
four negative points to Natsuko,
and one negative point to Aimi!
Teruaki!
It's your turn now!
You won't live unless you break four fingers on your right hand!
This wasn't the deal!
You were going to use the negative points on yourself if I gave back your phones!
I never said that.
You're the one who jumped to conclusions.
You can still pass.
There are four people after you.
If they all give you one right finger, you'll be back at zero.
If they all want to save you,
I'm sure they'd be willing to break one little finger.
The way I did for Nobuaki.
Teruaki...
This one's just the right size.
A gift from me to you.
I don't need this stupid thing!
I... pass.
What's that? Speak up!
I pass!
You can't even break your own fingers,
after you played with others' lives as if they were toys?
Think they'll step up to protect somebody like you?
Oh, yeah.
Do you understand why I gave one negative point to Aimi?
Aimi asked me to do it herself.
We agreed to this scenario before the game even started, Natsuko!
What the hell is he talking about, Aimi?
Why aren't you saying anything?!
Teru-kun, lie down.
It might relieve the pain a little.
No, I want to see what happens to her.
Teruaki, thank you.
But your hand...
No sweat. Broken bones will heal.
Besides, I didn't give my left hand to Natsuko and Aimi for you.
But giving up your dream for revenge...?
It's not like that, Nobu-kun!
It's not. This isn't revenge.
To end the King's Game, we all have to come together as a group.
We need a leader who can pull us out of this.
That's why Teru-kun...
That's why he...
I pass.
I pass, too.
So do I. Pass.
All three passed!
That leaves...
I...
Save me, Aimi!
Unless you break a finger on your right hand, I'll die!
Please, Aimi!
Don't you... Don't you have anything else to say?
I don't want to die yet!
Please, Aimi! I'm begging you, break your fingers for me!
Anything else?
Tsk. I've had enough of this.
Thanks for the little gift, Teruaki!
Aimi! Run!
Hey, Natsuko...
What do you see when you look at me right now?
It's true. I asked Teruaki to give me one negative point.
I wanted to know whether you would save me.
I was ready to protect you, no matter what happened,
if you had given me a positive point.
But...
In the end, you didn't think about anyone but yourself.
"Because we're friends."
If only I could have at least heard those words from you.
But...
Hey, Natsuko?
What are friends?
No!
You monster... You were this far gone?!
Don't stop me!
I can't go back on this now!
You truly are a fool.
Why would Aimi ever give her positive points to you after that?!
That's where you're wrong.
People can be made to do things oh so easily when their mental states are weakened.
That's why I'm pushing her to the brink.
Aimi! Go mad for my sake!
And then offer up your fingers to me!
Why...?
Why are we... hurting each other? We're friends.
Natsuko, you...
When they're made to stand in the depths of despair,
when they're driven to the edge,
people can't make rational decisions.
Haven't you seen it, too, Nobuaki?!
The dirty fights that brought me here
taught me
that people betray each other easily!
They might say they'll help you, but it's all just words.
They can't save anyone!
Shut up!
I'm different!
I can save you!
Isn't that right, Aimi?!
Just the way I did back then!
Natsuko...
Hey, Aimi, want to join the track team?
I guess they don't have enough people.
Huh? I'm not interested in sports.
I can't anyway. I have asthma.
That's why I think you should.
I did some research,
and I found out that asthma attacks can be alleviated
by working on breath control and improving fitness.
But I don't have any stamina.
No worries!
Everybody starts out that way.
Plus, I'll be there with you!
Because...
We're friends, aren't we?
Aimi, why?
But she... she'll die.
She crushed your hand, and you still want to protect her?!
Natsuko was just scared.
She was driven to the brink.
She had to!
We're friends.
This time, I'll protect Natsuko.
I can't understand it.
Aimi, just what does friendship mean to you?
To me, it means...
Bonds.
I'm always going to be friends with you.
I'll always trust you.
I give my four positive points to you, Natsuko.
Aimi, I'm sorry you had to do that for me.
Thank you.
The thumb's the thickest. It looks hard to break.
So I broke it for you.
For her? You're really gonna say it's for Aimi?
Of course. It's the only way left to save Aimi.
Aimi, you were going to end it like that and die, weren't you?
I won't let you do that.
If you give your last positive point to yourself,
you'll be back at zero.
Natsuko...?
I give one positive point to myself.
It's over. It's over now.
This is twisted.
Are you saying that's your bond with Aimi...?
Natsuko...
Obedience confirmed.
King's Game Rules
1. Participation is mandatory for all members of the class. 2. You have 24 hours to carry out the orders written in the texts sent by the King. 3. If you don't obey the orders, you will be punished. 4. You cannot drop out of the King's Game partway through.
Aimi, how bad is it?
You okay?
Yeah.
Natsuko.
Tell me something... Did you realize anything because of this order?
Have you considered changing your ways after watching Aimi?
What am I supposed to change?
If I change, will the end of the King's Game change?
You know what's going to happen.
Maybe my King's Game was a little different from yours.
Where I ended up was...
What was different?
I'll tell you later.
I have to make everyone see that you and your half-assed hope
are the worst.
Go get everyone.
We'll meet under Yatsuhashi Bridge.
You still haven't changed.
Teruaki.
My bad. You were looking so gloomy that I couldn't help myself.
What the heck?
Teruaki, your hand...
The doc said it'll never move again.
Don't look so grim.
I don't regret a thing.
Besides, my right hand's still good.
I haven't given up on life!
Teruaki...
You have to make your dreams come true, right?
I'll find my own way to make my stylist dreams come true.
I gotta cut your messy hair again.
Yeah...
Hey, where's Ryou? Wasn't he with you?
Ryou? Actually...
He took off saying he was going to get you a hat,
to celebrate you leaving the hospital.
I didn't even have an actual hospital stay. He's making a big deal outta nothing.
Well, Ryou's more excited about the day you become a stylist than anybody else.
Shall we?
Yeah.
Teruaki, how's your hand?
It's okay. The doc said I should be good as new in two months.
We've got bigger things to worry about right now—like what happens next.
As I've already told all of you,
I've been in a King's Game before.
So I mean it when I say I want to save you all.
I still don't know a way to end this game.
All we can do right now is work together to survive. So...
I won't ask you to trust me, but...
Will you trust everyone else?
All you need to do is share some of your desire to live
with the person next to you.
Please.
I haven't given up on becoming a stylist.
I will survive.
I trust Nobuaki.
If you insist.
I don't want to die yet, anyway.
I don't want it all to end like this, either!
Me, neither.
Neither do I.
You guys...
Then it's settled.
Nobuaki, we need you to lead us,
so we can survive this game!
Okay, I'll—
That's pointless.
Natsuko...
A leader will just get in the way.
Only you can save yourself.
You're still...?
Nobuaki.
We have ten minutes until the next order comes from the king.
Won't you compete with me one-on-one until then?
Compete with you?
Or are you going to run with your tail between your legs—from a girl?
Are you really a man?
You haven't changed at all.
In that last game,
Teruaki—
and Aimi, who's right by your side—
They offered up their lives to show you we could work together.
I really thought that would open your eyes a little.
Open my eyes?
You're the one who needs to open his eyes.
Do you know what I meant when I said you and your half-assed hope are the worst?!
No. You don't get it.
You know that only one person can survive this game!
Even if you survive, it just keeps going!
So don't live half-assedly. You may as well kill to survive!
You're wrong. One day, all our efforts will pay off—
Don't be naïve!
Can I ask a question?
What?
If that's what you believe, then why did you have Aimi survive the last game?
By your logic, you should have gotten it over with and killed her, right?
I was paying back a favor. That's all!
I'll let you in on something.
Unlike Nobuaki, at the end of my game, I killed the person I hated the most.
Even now, just remembering their name makes my skin crawl.
They toyed with people's hearts and lives...
And then they died so easily.
The person who I really wanted to protect?
They jumped off a cliff without coming to me even once.
They could have at least said something to me... even one thing...
Natsuko...
I win, Nobuaki.
No way...
Did you do this?
Only Teruaki or you could have done this.
Seat No. 20 Nagata Teruaki will be punished for breaking the rules.
That's right. I did it.
No way...
Teruaki!
I'm sorry, Teruaki.
This is my fault.
Why...? Why am I being punished?
What rule did I... break...
Fool.
It's your own fault for not locking your phone with a PIN.
I went into your phone and blocked the king.
After all, the rules don't let you withdraw from the game partway.
We don't need a damn explanation!
Hey, he asked.
And I answered. Where's my "thank you"?
Why, you!
Teruaki!
Hey, Nobuaki...
Good thing... Ryou wasn't here.
He's a wimpy guy. He couldn't...
handle this.
Shh, Teruaki...
Sorry I couldn't do much to help. Nobuaki...
But you did.
You gave me so much hope.
You gave us all courage.
You brought us together.
You're the coolest!
Keep moving forward, Nobuaki...
Stand together... with everybody...
Teru...
Nobuaki, lemme cut...
your hair again...
Stop, Natsuko!
Stop!
Anyone who wants to run from this, block the king on your phone.
Then you can escape this hellish game.
Isn't it simple?
That's twisted. You're wrong in the head!
Twisted? Better to be that way.
What the hell?
Teruaki didn't want to die!
No one has the right to steal the life of someone who wants to live!
Don't be so sure of yourself.
His hand would never come back.
He didn't want to accept that his dream was gone.
For all you know, maybe he was thinking of dying.
Why don't you ask the man himself?
Screw you!
I think that dying now would be easier, Natsuko.
Natsuko! Hurry! Stop her!
Stop her? Why?
Don't get the wrong idea, okay?
This is kindness.
But Aimi, I'm sorry, dear.
You need to keep living.
I need you to save me.
I can't tell what's right or wrong anymore!
Ryou!
Hey, Nobu-kun?
What is this?
That's Teru-kun, right?
Look, Teru-kun.
I bought you a hat. It'll look great on you.
Come on, look. Isn't it cool?
Ryou... Teruaki, he's...
Huh? That's strange. Hey, Nobu-kun?
Why isn't Teru-kun smiling?
I bought him a hat,
but he doesn't look happy about it.
Teru-kun, why won't you smile?
Ryou...
Please stop.
Smile, Teru-kun.
Come on! Smile!
Everyone's breaking down, little by little.
Come on... Come on.
Smile... Hey...
Their attachment to life is going numb.
22 Dead
10 Remain
Race (Evil | Run)