You can come out now, Ango.
Go take a shower and get some sleep.
But don't be late for the morning class.
Mr. Kaname...
Are you all right, Ango?
I'm fine.
It was nothing, really.
Ango!
I stayed up waiting for you to return.
What? You kind of stink.
Go to bed! And make sure to get up on time!
You have to do your best to stay on top and be among the chosen seven, Shigeru!
Ango?
Sorry, Ango.
I was trying to get him out for some exercise before everyone woke up.
Gengoro...
Fire, water, wind, earth, animals, plants, and medicine.
We each chose two of these seven specializations to focus on.
Gengoro is in the animal class.
He's gotten pretty big, right?
I named him Tango.
He's still just a kid inside, though.
You can pet him if you want.
Petting animals calms us down.
There was no "outside world" for us.
Except for the chosen seven, none of us would ever leave here alive.
COLD DEW
Think. I need to think constantly.
If I didn't have a toothbrush, how would I make one?
Horse hairs maybe?
A mirror. How would I make one?
What could be a good substitute?
I need to make this a habit.
I have to sharpen my senses.
To make bricks,
first, knead clay, put it in a wooden mold,
then dry it for a month before firing it.
When water doesn't drain properly, what causes that?
How can it be improved?
Looks like something sparked a change in you.
Don't get too serious, Ango.
How would you escape this?
You're going to get hurt, Professor.
I bet Ban is going to be at the top of the rankings this month.
Ban?
He's the best student in the medicine class.
Our rankings change almost daily.
Some people rise to the top fast.
I can't afford to lose.
Ango...
It's dangerous to climb on your own.
I've been climbing since I was a kid. I can handle it.
I climb when I want to focus.
That knife you've got, it's the same as ours.
Yes. It's specially made and quite useful.
Do you want to go to the future, Professor Takashi?
No, not me.
I'm having a child next year, anyway.
Oh, I see.
Must be nice to be happy.
Ango, the theme of the final test will be attentiveness.
Yes, I know that.
So the other teams will be chosen from among civilians.
So it seems.
Limiting the number of talented individuals creates the best balance.
Is that how it is?
In that case, I think it's best to add a "reaper" to one of the teams.
Personally, I'm against that idea.
By the way, about the final test...
We all turned 17.
Wait a second. This has a crack in it.
Hey, everybody.
You should probably check your barrels--
-Blood and flesh... -He's bleeding!
Calm down. I'll stop the bleeding.
Shigeru, wait! The rope looks discolored--
Someone fell!
The rope broke!
I noticed it myself.
For some reason, Shigeru was distancing himself from me.
Madonna, this is my job for this morning.
-What do you think this is? -Cowbane?
Wait, in our food supplies? It's poisonous.
I've also found aconite and amur adonis in here, too.
It might be best to grow and cook all of our own supplies instead.
It was carbon monoxide poisoning.
They said that those three saved Koruri's life.
I'm just so thankful to them.
The line between life and death sure is thin, isn't it?
Why do all of these accidents keep happening?
A Japanese playing card?
The theme of the final test will be attentiveness.
Run for it! Get away from the building!
Why didn't I realize it sooner?
The final test has already begun!
You just noticed? You've been lucky.
I've fallen behind!
Ango! Are you all right?
-Mayu. Koruri. -I don't feel so good.
I'm glad you made it. Are you hurt?
We're okay. We got out as soon as we heard the explosion.
Shigeru!
Hey, Shigeru! Wait up!
Shigeru, I don't know why you're so upset with me,
but wait a second.
I'm going to the charcoal shed.
The winter gear is stored there.
Oh, someone is already here.
Ukai...
Are you going to take all of that with you?
Yes. First come, first served.
Hey, now. That's not fair. Let's share among ourselves.
Sorry, I'm not giving you any.
Ango, that's just plain mean!
Got a problem with that?
Ango, hold up.
What's wrong?
We've got a problem.
All the animals are gone from their stable.
Some of them are really dangerous.
Shigeru.
Ango. Gengoro.
Glad to see you're okay.
-Yes. -Here, take this.
-I was at the animal stable. -Hurry, get changed.
On my way here, Ango filled me in on what's happening.
The school building is gone, too.
Where did Ryo and the rest of them go?
They didn't even hesitate at all.
Was this a hint?
Japanese playing cards represent 12 months.
They also signify 12 directions.
I thought that was how we should decide which way to go.
Shigeru and I had both found a card that pointed in the same direction.
For whatever reason, he was in a sour mood the whole time.
I suspect that this test will continue until only seven of us are left.
People kept dropping out, one after the other.
All we can do is keep going, finding the path that will keep us alive,
and leaving the dead behind.
Schubert's "Ave Maria."
We bow us to our lot of care
In this test, we were each faced with a certain problem that we had to overcome.
Mayu, I'm here. Mayu?
Koruri, are you okay?
Hyo...
Mayu, she... Just a minute ago...
Mayu! Mayu, keep breathing! I'll get help!
Professor! Somebody help!
Someone move this rock! We have to save Mayu!
Mayu did her best...
It must have been hard for her...
but now she's...
in a better place.
Koruri... Mayu left you a message.
She said, when you go to the future, give it your all.
She said you can do anything you put your mind to.
You'll be okay.
Koruri, live on in the future.
Koruri!
-Somebody save them! -Koruri!
-There's still time! -Koruri!
-Get them to a hospital! Please! -Koruri!
-Nobara? Where is Nobara? -Koruri! Get hold of yourself!
I have to tell Nobara!
Nobara, please come and save Mayu.
Nobara is already dead!
This is all his fault.
He stole all of the gear.
Where is Ango now?
This red bracelet belonged to Nobara, right?
When I punched Unami and was put into the special punishment room,
Nobara was in there, her body ground up among the livestock entrails.
Everybody who failed the program ended up the same way.
Nobara and Mayu were both killed by the professors.
There are dead bodies all over. Even now, the others are...
Let's stick together, Koruri.
We should have done that from the start.
Those Japanese playing cards were meaningless.
They were only meant to separate us and draw us away from where we were.
Koruri?
It's dangerous to be alone! Stop!
Koruri!
We're going after her, Shigeru.
Don't boss me around.
Shigeru?
I finally figured out why you acted so weird back then.
It was because you saw Nobara.
Yes, but I couldn't bring myself to tell anybody.
But you told Gengoro.
Gengoro? What are you talking about?
Why didn't you tell me?
Why didn't you tell me about it? I'm supposed to be your best friend!
Why did you go cry on Gengoro's shoulder about it?
It should have been me!
I know that you don't consider me an equal, Ango.
But I was okay with that, as long as it meant I could be by your side.
But Gengoro is your equal! You accept him!
What am I to you, Ango?
Shigeru...
I'm not your partner.
I'm just a lackey who's always beneath you.
But I get it. I'm worthless.
I only made it this far because you took pity on me.
I would never survive on my own.
Shigeru! You're not worthless!
Liar! I know that's what you really think!
You still look down on me!
I don't want to be one of the seven just because I happened to be with you!
Shigeru! Wait!
Shigeru...
I taught you never to dodge backward.
Dodge to the sides instead.
That's right, Ryo. It's kill or be killed.
Kill me.
If you don't, I'll just attack again.
You had no problem shooting all those cardboard cutouts of people, right?
This isn't the same thing.
So you were all just show, Ryo.
Will I really have to kill someday?
I didn't...
I didn't spend all that time raising him just for this!
There's a limit to what I can do.
Someone... Please help me...
Help... My body is going numb...
I can't move...
Where did I put those matches?
In your inside left pocket.
Shigeru isn't worthless.
Where are my scissors?
Last Friday, after you cut some cloth, instead of putting them in the toolbox,
you put them in the second drawer.
How can you remember stuff like that?
What? Because I saw you do it.
Sometimes his memory is incredible.
But he struggles with getting things done.
When we were little, he was slow at using the dictionary.
It would be faster to memorize the whole thing.
And that's exactly what he did.
Shigeru isn't worthless.
He panics and gets scared, which stops him from reaching his full potential.
What do you want?
I thought you let your guard down, but it seems you're better than Ryo.
Regarding how the seven are chosen, one student from each class will make it.
You, Ryo, and Shigeru are all in the "fire" and "water" classes together.
Which means, among the three of you, only two will survive.
Then Ryo will have to be the one to drop out.
However, the professors all want Ryo to be one of the seven.
That narrows it down to either you or Shigeru surviving.
I know you're good friends.
Will you let Shigeru win?
I'll share this with Shigeru, too.
Maybe he'll let you go instead.
I'm doing it the way we were taught, but...
Shigeru? What a surprise.
Ukai?
I've grasped the topography of the area between eleven and three o'clock.
I also know where the dangerous spots are and where to get food, among other things.
I guess this is how things might be if we go to the future.
Morse code?
Shigeru hurt. Needs help.
Come soon. Ukai.
There's no way Ukai will be able to outsmart Ango.
Ukai! Thanks for contacting me.
Well, Ango. You sure seem to be in good shape.
Where's Shigeru?
Over there.
What exactly happened to him?
I don't know.
I just happened to stumble across him collapsed on the ground.
-Ango... -Shigeru!
-Ango! -Don't move!
Ukai, why did you do that?
Leave all of your supplies behind.
Forget about Ango.
Do that and I'll spare your life.
Forget it! I'm going to save Ango!
He has to go to the future!
Being apart from Ango made me realize something.
It's really scary to make your own decisions.
It requires courage.
Where to go, what to eat, when to sleep.
Ango always made all of those decisions.
He took action and made decisions on his own, and he took responsibility!
That's exactly the kind of person who has to go to the future!
You're right.
Stop! Shigeru!
Stop!
My legs and shoulders...
Damn it!
Ango!
I'm so glad you're okay.
Shigeru, did you team up with Ukai to try and off me?
No, that can't be true.
You know Shigeru would never do that.
I'm sorry. I never thought it would end up like this.
Well, you must be happy.
I'm injured now,
so you have a chance of being one of the seven.
What am I saying?
I'm surprised at how pathetic you sound, Ango.
It's kind of exciting to see you in a pitiful state.
Ryo? What the hell are you doing here?
I was just passing through.
Ukai froze to death in the forest.
Seems the runt here got the better of him.
Shigeru did?
Ukai was in no state to remember the path, but I am.
Ango, I came here to save you.
The rope has been cut.
By the professors, no doubt.
What are we going to do? We can't reach a ledge that high up.
Just calm down.
They won't kill all three of us.
I'm sure of that.
Ango, I'm going to save you no matter what.
Shigeru...
Release the belay. I'm going to tie off the rope.
That's as far as the rope can go.
You can climb up now.
I'll help pull you up, so don't strain yourself.
I'm so pathetic.
I should be thanking him for his help right now.
Ango,
this is the first time that your life has been in my hands.
Shigeru... The belay here is okay.
I'm going up, then.
Going to the future is impossible for me.
I've always thought that. But now, it's different.
Now I'm going to go with you, Ango, to the future.
Wait, Shigeru! Are you injured right now?
What?
I'm fine.
I'm going to set up an auto belay here.
I'll switch positions with you! Just wait there!
I forgot to unhook the line!
Shigeru!
Don't shake the line, Ango!
Shigeru, grab onto the rock!
If this comes undone, then...
Say something, Shigeru! Pull yourself together!
I understand now, Professor Takashi.
This was the role you meant for me.
Ryo!
This is something neither you nor Shigeru can handle.
Don't do it!
Stop, Ryo!
But me? I can handle it.
Stop!
Please don't do it!
Shigeru...
Congratulations. This settles it.
Please save Shigeru, too.
He's still down there.
I'm glad things are finally settled.
It was worth cutting that rope.
So, it was you who did it.
Ryo, this is why...
you should have killed me when you had the chance.
Don't make the same mistake when you get to the future.
That's the end of the test.
Congratulations.
You all have the glory of being among the chosen seven.
After overcoming this harsh test,
nothing will ever be able to defeat you.
You should be celebrating. You can finally go to the future now.
I won't go.
If Mayu isn't going, I'm not going either.
Why can't Mayu be the one to go? Why did I have to be chosen? Why?
I won't go either.
Some of the animals are still out there. I can't just abandon them.
Me too. I can't go. I won't be of any help.
You morons!
Do you want the death of your friends to go to waste?
They all wanted to go to the future.
You should respect those wishes!
Take them away. Examine them all thoroughly.
I'll kill you, Unami! Damn you, Unami!
Good, you're all awake.
Unami?
But... why are you here?
Since you're a bunch of wusses, they decided to add an adult to the group.
Ango! This isn't like you guys!
Hey, don't--
It's unfair... So unfair...
My dad was just a quiet government worker...
What about Mr. Kaname?
Who?
Do you know him? Kaname Mozunoto?
Kaname?
Kaname...
Kanny?
So you do know him.
Mr. Kaname was one of the ringleaders, too.
Well, he actually might have been a more significant figure than that.
I only knew him from when I was very, very young.
I can't even remember what he looked like.