Bees scare me!
Are you all right?
Yeah, thank you.
Fan service is a lot of work, huh, Miss Underground Idol?
It won't do anything as long as we don't mess with it.
Get lost!
Gross.
Damn bugs.
You must have gotten lost.
Mutsumi...
Chitose-chan.
It's so hot...
Gomao-san!
Where's Gomao-san?!
Thank goodness.
Waterproof Gomao-san kept everything safe.
Where am I?
What am I doing here?
What is this?
My plane crashed?
H-H-Hey!
Hey, is there anyone here?
Chitose-chan!
Where are you, Chitose-chan?
Oribe!
It's you, isn't it?
It's me.
"Me"?
Matsuoka.
Matsuoka, from the softball club.
Matsuoka-san.
Captain of the softball club.
Yeah.
Thank goodness.
You're still alive.
Right back at you.
Who else made it?
You're the first one I've found.
Our plane must have crashed.
Yeah.
And we washed up here, I think.
But where are we?
It seems like it's not completely uninhabited.
I was walking along the shore, and I found run-down houses.
I picked these up in case they might be useful.
So people must be living here.
I didn't notice anyone.
My phone.
It's no good.
Mine's soaked, too.
Let's go find people.
There might be other survivors.
Okay.
It'll be okay.
Chitose-chan's still alive. I know it.
What's wrong?
Don't you notice anything odd?
Odd? How so?
It's too quiet.
The vegetation is so thick,
and yet I don't hear any birds or insects.
Open up, you bastard!
Hey, you get that side.
All right.
Hey, stop it, you guys.
We need to talk to the owner of this vending machine.
Shut up!
It's an emergency.
Exactly.
Delicious.
Now, if only it were chilled.
You should stick to water or tea.
Sweet drinks leave you even more dehydrated.
What is that, hiking club outdoor trivia?
I'm good.
You don't need to be strong. Drink up.
Your odds of surviving will diminish if you're dehydrated.
Now we just need food.
Hey, idol nerds.
Would you please go find me something to eat?
Huh? What the hell are you talking about?
Bring me something yummy, and I'll show you a good time.
I don't know, Jinno.
You aren't cute enough.
Oh, come on.
I'll throw in Mami-chan's sexy shots, then.
Come on.
Stop it!
What was that?
Who do you think you're talking to, underground idol?
Jinno-san, do you really need to be bullying people at a time like this?
And are you going to keep acting like the class rep here, Naruse?
Cut it out.
Fighting each other isn't going to keep us from going hungry.
We need to be thinking about how we're all going to survive.
Dammit!
Where the hell are we, anyway?
Judging from the length of the flight and the local flora,
we're probably somewhere around the Ogasawara Islands or Yaeyama Islands.
Does anyone have a working phone?
Oh, no.
I haven't even backed up my contacts.
Mine's waterproof, so it's not broken, but...
Really?!
But we're out of range.
Dammit, you're useless.
Hey, what about GPS?
I think it should work.
The map isn't showing up.
Hey, how do you read this?
"Higashinokojima"?
Oh, that would be "Azumanokojima."
Address
Azumanokojima-mura Urahisa
Huh...
If there's a vending machine and it's stocked with product, there must be people living here.
Don't you think there should be a bigger fuss, then?
A plane just crashed right in front of them.
Maybe no one noticed because it's such a small village.
Are you serious?
No way! That can't be it!
If there's a town or village, that's where we'll go.
We should make it if we follow this road.
Just a second.
Nature calls.
You're going here?
I'm used to it from being in the hiking club.
I'll be right back.
No peeping, boys.
Someone, help!
Was that...
Let's go.
Ino-san?
What's wrong?
No way.
Is that a butterfly?
Wait, no, don't!
Help me...
This is crazy.
Is it eating a human?
Mami-chan!
Help me, somebody!
You guys are her fans, aren't you?
Go help her.
Y-Yeah.
I have to save Mami-chan!
I have to!
Stop!
Get away from Mami-chan!
M-Me, too.
I'm coming, Mami-chan!
Mami-chan...
What the hell is this?!
Papilio maackii.
I've never heard of any this big, though.
Are they a new species?
It would be a huge discovery if they are.
Now's not the time to be stoked!
Let's help them!
Mutsumi!
Run!
Ch-Chitose-chan.
Don't underestimate the softball club!
Her knife didn't do anything.
A knife wouldn't have any effect on the shell of such a big insect.
The one thing I can do right now...
Stay away, Mutsumi!
Chitose-chan, take cover!
The one thing I can do right now...
A-Are we safe now?
I hurt an insect.
Mutsumi! Mutsumi!
Chitose-chan.
I know I shouldn't cry, but I can't help it.
What the hell is this?
What's going on here?
Someone explain!
How would anyone know?
So even the butterflies are gigantic on a tropical island.
No way, dumb-ass.
She's right.
The only insects that survived until the modern era
were the ones that could become small.
You seem to know a lot about insects.
You're creepy.
Mutsumi is the reason we survived.
Chitose-chan...
Mutsumi, what should we do next?
All we know right now is that
we need to hide from that freak swallowtail butterfly
and survive for the next three days until help arrives.
Huh?
If there's anyone living on this island,
the Self-Defense Force should be here in three days at the latest.
Bullshit!
No way we're gonna survive three days in a place like this.
That's not Mutsumi's fault, is it?
Why are you so...
So what?
Be quiet.
I hear something.
It's a helicopter.
Help's here!
Thank goodness! We're saved!
Where is it flying?
They aren't going to find us here.
Huh?
That sound...
Where's the helicopter?
Wh-What?
Chitose-chan...
No!
Chitose-chan!
Mutsumi!
Help me, Mutsumi!
Mutsumi...
Come on, let's go help her.
What? Are you mental?
Didn't you see that?
What are we supposed to do against a monster like that?
That's not the point.
Calm down.
We aren't going to survive if we're fighting each other.
Times like these call for a strong leader.
A boss man.
Now's not the time.
She's dead for sure.
Yeah.
I'd prioritize the safety of the living over that of the dead.
She goes to school with us!
But the class president is neither family nor friend.
I might help her if I were going out with her.
Chitose-chan is alive.
I've never seen one that big before, but it was a kind of mud wasp.
She was just injected with a paralyzing agent and taken back to their nest.
What?
A bug? Using a paralyzing agent?
Yes.
I think I know where she is, too.
Oribe, was it?
You and the class president were close, weren't you?
You better not be talking out of your ass to try to save that chick.
Besides, the rescue team's going to be here in three days, right?
We can't wait that long.
In three days, the eggs they lay on Chitose-chan will have hatched,
and they'll eat her alive from the inside.
We have to find the nest and rescue her.
No!
From the inside...?
Mutsumi, let's leave these heartless bastards and go save her.
R-Right.
I won't let you.
Move!
We don't have any time to waste.
I'm the leader here. You should listen to me.
If we split up, our chances of survival go down.
Be it a fight or anything else,
the more people on your side, the better your advantage.
No one would go help her in this crazy, messed-up situation.
What?
No one with a brain would walk into a killer wasp's nest to save her.
Agreed.
As the leader, I can't put you in danger.
Am I wrong?
Why are you acting so tough in front of two girls?
You better not think I won't hit you just because you're a girl.
Don't underestimate the softball club!
If only our phones weren't dead, we could call for help.
H-Hey...
I'm pretty sure Chitose-chan's phone is waterproof.
Oh, yeah. It was, wasn't it?
We can't make any calls out of range, dumb-ass.
Isn't the GPS working?
If it is, we can figure out our location and altitude.
What good would that do us?
The terrain will give us some idea of the kinds of insects living here.
And the altitude will help us narrow it down more.
You can tell from just that?
Insects are really sensitive to temperature and humidity.
So if we can predict what kinds of insects live here ahead of time,
we can avoid getting ambushed.
But without that kind of information,
our chances of survival drop drastically.
Do you want to save the class president and get her phone,
or just sit here and tremble in fear of the bugs?
You're the leader, aren't you? So make a decision.
Looks like getting the phone is the right move.
All right. As the leader, I've come to a decision.
Let's go find the class president!
When a mud wasp catches its prey, it takes it right back to the nest.
The wasp from earlier flew that way,
so that's where Chitose-chan should be.
Is it really a good idea to walk into a wasp's nest?
Mud wasps never return to their nest once they lay their eggs.
So I think being in the nest
would reduce our chances of being attacked by mud wasps, at least.
While you're at it, tell us one more thing.
Why are the bugs on this island so freakishly huge?
Well...
Insects breathe through their spiracles rather than lungs.
But spiracles don't let them take in too much oxygen,
so it's been assumed that they would never become large.
Insects often live in symbiosis with bacteria.
So my gut feeling is that their organs contain bacteria unique to this island,
and they're feeding the insects with oxygen efficiently, like mammal lungs.
It seems like a stretch...
But the fact is that the swallowtail and the mud wasp were both enormous.
The master I admire said this in a book...
"Trust what you see over any famous academic theory.
Believe what you see, and spread your wings of instinct and imagination."
You sure talk a lot when it comes to bugs.
You really are creepy, Oribe.
Bug woman.
Homes.
Do people live here?
Are we saved?
There's no one here.
This village doesn't look abandoned, though.
Hey!
Anyone here?
Wait.
Look at that window.
That must be the mud wasps' nest.
No...
The whole house is a nest?
You aren't going to tell us to go in there, are you?
We're going in.
We've come this far, so quit whining.
Surprisingly well said.
It reeks!
Katou!
And that's Takami over there!
What's going on?
Why aren't they running away?
To keep them alive until they're done eating,
they might be feeding them pleasure chemicals to make them forget their pain and fear.
Bastards!
Stop!
They're just larvae! They can't fight back!
I'll show you what happens when you mess with humans.
Die!
It hurts!
Wh-What's going on?
The larvae are dead, so they're no longer receiving pleasure chemicals.
Atsushi... Help me...
Wait, don't leave me!
Dammit!
What do we do now?
Let's go check the other nests right away.
We're still going?
Yes.
We have to find Chitose-chan.
That won't be necessary.
I already found this.
The GPS works, too.
Good going!
All right, let's go back.
We got what we came for.
N-No...
Chitose-chan...
A wasp!
I thought they didn't come to the nests!
I think it's just another individual carrying another victim.
It won't notice us if we stay still. It's okay.
We can make it.
Akira!
Help me...
Akira!
Atsushi...
Shit!
Akira!
Aki...
Be quiet.
Don't move.
Dammit!
I'm not afraid.
I'm not afraid, dammit!
What do we do? He's going to die.
Captain, I need you to do something.
Help me...
Are you there, Akira?
Akira!
Kamijou-san.
Kamijou-san, run!
No!
Akira is upstairs!
We have to wait for the mud wasp to go away before we find him!
As long as we stay put, the mud wasp will...
Is this really going to help?
Well? Do we run?
Help, asshole.
We aren't escaping the bugs if we don't have Mutsumi.
Quick! Hide!
Akira, are you all right?
I'll help you.
Chitose-chan!
It's no use. I'm not strong enough.
Kamijou-san!
Where's Mutsumi and Chitose?
I don't care!
Let's get out of here!
We can get out through that hole.
Captain!
I'm here now.
Let's run while we can.
Chitose-chan!
Thank goodness.
Welcome back.
Hey, you better tell me Akira's going to make it.
Why don't you thank Mutsumi?
You would have been dead without her.
We only pulled this off because I took the initiative.
All the bug girl did was back me up.
You piece of shit!
H-Hey...
I think both Chitose-chan and the other person will be all right.
But we need to get them plenty of saline solution or sports drinks
and get the venom out of their bodies soon.
There's a perfect place for that.
Welcome to Azumano-kojima!
Hashiko-mura Village
Medical Center
Maehisa-mura Village
Odou-ji Temple
Futatsuishi-yama Mountain
Futatsuishi-mura Village
Odou-zawa Runoff
Chihaya Cave
Chihaya-iriike Pond
Aquaculture Center
Miumi-mura Village
Hey, why did the wasps come at us like that?
You said they wouldn't come.
I called them.
What? What do you mean by that?!
We don't have the power to fight off the insects,
so I enlisted the help of other insects.
Wasps and their relatives are attracted to the smell of hygiene and hair care products.
But why were those wasps fighting each other?
I put hairspray on that mud wasp.
So the new mud wasp on the scene was stimulated to attack it.
Wow... You thought of that on the spot?
Fight wasps with wasps, huh?
So please don't use any cosmetics on this island.
The scent will attract insects. It could get us killed.
We just learned something important, though.
We need Mutsumi-chan's knowledge.
You guys seem to be misunderstanding something.
She nearly got us killed.
As big as they are, they're just bugs.
So Mutsumi-chan's knowledge is useful.
We're one step ahead.
Why do you know so much about insects, Mutsumi?
I was eating ice cream at a convenience store one time.
When you were a kid?
Yeah, I was still in elementary school.
Get it off! Get it off!
I'm scared!
It's all right now, little girl.
Thank you.
They aren't scary.
Insects aren't as scary as you think.
You're only afraid of them because you don't know enough about them.
Because I don't know about them?
So that chick turned you into a bug lover, huh?
No.
My master taught me that insects have spent centuries perfecting one thing.
What do you mean?
Insects evolved simply so that they can survive.
Master wanted me to understand how amazing that is.
Don't try to sell it like it's a heartwarming story.
"Master," my ass.
She's just a sicko bug lover.
Wh-What is that?
A hard tick.
What? What?
Is something on me?
Don't move.
O-Okay!
I'm seeing if you've been bit or not.
A bite from a hard tick can cause a viral infection which could kill you.
Wh-What the hell is going on?
We're inside a hard tick nest.
This is a hard tick nest.
What... so they're freaks, too?
What are we supposed to do?
Quiet.
Don't excite the ticks.
Most blood-sucking insects, including hard ticks,
have special organs that detect animals for them to consume.
They react to body heat, vibrations, and carbon dioxide from respiration.
And if you're bitten, you can be infected with a virus which could kill you.
Everyone, cross your arms, hide your palms, and curve your upper body.
We'll keep our body heat and carbon dioxide output under control
by paying attention to our heart rates and walking slowly.
Captain and Kamijou-san,
pay attention to the pulses of the people you're carrying with your backs.
Hey! You said not to excite them!
I warmed the rock up with my body heat to use as a decoy.
Now's our chance to move.
Are we there?
Are we through yet?
Shut up.
We should be out at the shore soon.
Hang on just a little longer.
There's someone there.
Maybe it's Nozawa from the art club.
Sensei!
Nozawa-sensei's safe!
Sensei?
I-Is she alive?
Help me!
Quit squirming.
I don't want to die!
Hey!
Shit!
This is bad. Run!
Shoot, we're all going to die.
Sensei, I'm sorry.
Follow me, everyone!
This way!
Ticks don't begin sucking blood as soon as they latch onto you.
Submerge yourself in water, and they'll escape to the surface to avoid drowning.
Thanks for earlier.
I couldn't help but panic.
You saved me, Captain.
N-No, I just did what anyone would.
That's not true.
You're so soft.
I thought you'd be tougher, since you play sports.
S-Stop.
I want you to lead this group, Captain.
W-We're both girls.
Don't worry.
I know.
I know you've been gazing passionately at the junior girls.
I won't tell anyone, so please protect me.
Captain, please work hard for me.
There weren't any hard ticks on your beautiful skin, Chitose-chan.
Just a little longer.
Just a little longer, and we'll be safe.
Hang in there, Akira.
I'll make sure you're all better.
Hey, you were pretty badass back there.
Y-Yeah.
Stick with me, and you'll be safe.
I know.
Akira's going to be back in action soon.
You and Akira would be unstoppable leaders.
Y-Yeah.
So, you know...
Why don't we take charge of the group?
Y-Yeah.
Wow...
It's nothing like the tiny island clinic I had in mind.
It's like a city hospital.
We should be safe in here, right?
They even have a heliport.
It's a bit overkill, don't you think?
Is something bothering you?
I don't sense any living creatures.
That's great for us, isn't it?
We need to focus on treating Akira and the class rep.
R-Right.
Look at this huge aquarium.
What do we do to save Akira?
Hurry up and tell us, bug lady!
Prepare saline solution.
We'll use that to thin the mud wasp's venom and have it excreted.
There should be some in a medicine room or treatment room.
All right.
Hang on, Akira.
Found it.
Don't be dead, battery.
Here, bug lady.
It's no use. He won't drink it.
Neither will Chitose-chan.
What do we do, dammit?
It worked!
I see!
Mouth-to-mouth.
Kamijou-san, hurry, please.
What's the point if I can't get online?
Power Control Room
How's that? Brighter?
I turned on the generator.
Also, here.
Emergency rations.
You're pretty useful.
I finally feel a little relieved.
We have to watch our meals.
You gotta eat more sparingly.
Shut up.
Well, the power and food should last us
just fine until we're rescued in two days.
We just need to live here until help comes.
We don't have to worry about the bugs anymore, right?
R-Right.
Hey, is there a shower or something?
Want to go look for one?
If it's safe, why is there no one here?
Even though there's food and power...
Bathrooms, bathrooms...
Research?
Research Lab
Pardon me.
This really doesn't seem like a clinic on an isolated island.
That reeks.
Akira?
Are you up?
What was that?
I think that was Kai's voice.
That sounds like wings.
Bugs?
Akira!
What's wrong, Akira?
A-Akira!
Wh-What the...
What happened to your eyes?
Aki... ra...
Akira!
What's the matter?!
Get back down!
Hang on!
Look at his eyes!
It's a parasite!
Akira's infected by a Leucochloridium.
A parasite?
He's attracting a predator of some kind.
Run, everyone!
Don't run!
Help Akira!
A dobsonfly!
It's after our body fluids.
Everyone, run.
Akira!
Damn...
It's too late for him.
Akira...
A-Akira...
We're running.
Got it?
Y-Yeah.
Captain!
Let's go inside!
O-Okay.
It won't open.
It's locked!
Open up!
Open up, please!
Shut up. Think about the situation.
You guys might be infected, too.
What?
All right, good luck.
N-No...
Shit!
Akira!
I...
My body...
Jinno-san?
Class rep.
Where's Mutsumi?
Hm?
The bug lady's outside. She's been eaten.
No way.
There's no way Mutsumi would be eaten by bugs!
Open up!
Open up, please!
Mutsumi!
Damn.
What have you done to Mutsumi?
Hey, leader, shut this chick's mouth for me.
Her mouth...
A gag...
What are you waiting for?
You have the perfect gag right there.
Wh-What?
No!
Stay away!
You might be infected by some creepy bugs like Akira was.
We'll probe you all the way through.
No!
Don't!
Mutsumi!
Help me, Mutsumi!
Pipe down.
You're...
Open the door!
Open up, bastards!
I'll kill you!
Dammit, why won't it break?
No...
Hey!
You said you'd protect me!
This isn't what you promised!
We're safe.
Kai-san.
You did this?
Yeah...
No way. Weren't you dead?
Who, me?
But you screamed out!
Oh, that?
I got creeped out by something I found.
Mutsumi.
Chitose-chan.
Chitose-chan!
Mutsumi.
Thank you.
I couldn't move, but I remember everything.
Thank goodness.
I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't woken up.
All right, all right.
Save the emotions for later.
More importantly, is there a way to ward off that huge thing?
There is...
but we don't have time.
We have to hurry.
Can you turn on the lighting for the heliport?
Got it.
I can control every aspect of the facility from here.
Can you raise the output of the lights?
I don't think I can do it with the lights themselves,
but I can increase the output from the generator...
When you say lights...
Are you trying to do that thing that attracts bugs at night?
Yes.
We're going to make use of insect phototactic behavior.
You've got to be kidding me.
The sun's already rising.
It's too late to turn on the lights.
Now's our only chance.
If we don't do it now, we won't have another.
Are you sure about this?
I can run faster.
If you just tell me how to do it...
No!
Don't leave me, Captain.
But I don't know about Mutsumi risking her life all by herself.
Don't worry.
I may not look strong,
but I've been running through the mountains with a lot of luggage, collecting insects.
And I know a lot about dobsonflies.
Mutsumi...
Mutsumi, I'm sorry I can't do anything.
It's okay, Chitose-chan.
I'll save all of us.
Be careful.
Here I go.
Those lights are halogen lights.
It'll take, like, five minutes for them to get bright.
That's fine.
I use them when I'm collecting insects at night, so I know.
Captain, let Kai-san know when I give the signal.
Got it.
Mutsumi...
Kai-san, on my signal, could you up the lights to maximum brightness?
Got it.
It's dawn.
That dobsonfly...
Its head doesn't look the same as the local species.
Those swallowtail butterflies from yesterday, too.
They've grown huge and can't get enough protein and minerals naturally,
so they're attacking animals.
Is my knowledge even going to be useful?
Kai!
All right!
Hitting the switch.
We only get one shot to make it through.
I can't mess this up.
It's a bear siren!
Follow me!
Here we go.
Mutsumi... Don't die.
It's flying!
Good!
Keep following me!
That's not where the lights are!
Class rep?
Let Mutsumi handle it.
Almost there.
Yes!
That's the signal!
Kai!
Give it more power!
Got it.
The generator's dead.
Is it dead?
Don't worry.
It won't move anymore.
Why'd this thing go right for the lights even though it's already bright out?
It's because it can see ultraviolet light.
The halogen lights showed up out of nowhere,
and they looked brighter than the sun that just rose.
Mutsumi.
I...
I know.
It must have been awful, fighting insects.
Chitose-chan...
I didn't study to kill insects.
I-I'm the leader?
Yeah.
But you'd be a better fit.
I want you to do it.
Hey, you.
I'm the leader!
Let's leave these two here.
That sounds good.
Y-You're kidding, right?
You're so lame.
This is your fault.
Huh?
What?
It's your fault.
You did this to us!
Shut up, bitch!
Are you really okay with me?
Well, if Mutsumi says so.
I agree.
It should be fine.
Um...
I'm hopeless on my own, but let's all work together.
Let's hurry.
We need to keep moving, or the insects will come.
Do we have a place to go?
Yes.
We're going to the last place...
that we can on this island.
There, we'll be safe for sure.
Let's make it through the next two days.
Chujou-sensei, we're going to go find food.