01x02 - Episode 2

[bunniefuu]

[wind blowing]

[calm flute music]

[distant metal rattling]

[rattling continues]

[Usagi grunting]

[panting]

[gasps]

[breathing heavily]

[Shigenori]

Focus on what you're doing, Yuzuha!

[panting]

[tender piano music]

[exhales deeply]

[tender music continues]

It's okay, Dad.

[distant laser blasting]

[lasers zapping]

I'm gonna survive.

[ominous music]

[theme music]

[soft music]

SHIBUYA STATION

[crows cawing]

[ignition key clicking]

What?

[sighs]

[groans]

[sighs]

[coughs]

[slams]

[Arisu] How did it go?

[Chota] Not good. Ugh, I got nothing.

[Karube] All right.

Let's just grab anything

that might be useful.

[distant clattering]

FURNITURE AND INTERIOR GOODS FLOOR

[Chota sighs]

Just as I thought,

all the IC chips have been destroyed.

Video cameras, digital clocks.

Anything that operates

with an electronic circuit board

isn't gonna work.

But old stuff like this still works,

since none of it has any IC chips.

[radio static]

[Arisu] What does that mean?

It might mean

Hurry!

- [Karube shouts]

- [Chota] Look, fireworks!

[lights clunk]

An electromagnetic pulse att*ck.

[Chota] I read about this online.

When inserted into the stratosphere,

it's a w*apon capable of destroying

the electronics in an entire city.

Seriously?

[soft unsettling music]

So why is this working?

[breathes deeply]

No idea.

VISA

RYOHEI ARISU

REMAINING DAYS: 3

[Arisu] Hey!

[sighs]

It's completely useless

if we can't charge it.

[thuds]

[Karube] This place looks safe enough.

[metal clanking]

[Kn*fe zings]

All right. This might be a good w*apon.

- What do you need a w*apon for?

- [Karube exhales deeply]

Zombies.

[laughs wryly]

You know you can't use

electricity or gas, right?

But I can still use the portable stove.

It has batteries

that I can also use in my flashlight.

And I like a hot meal sometimes.

[Shibuki] Hmm.

["Hang On Sloopy" by the McCoys playing]

Hang on, Sloopy ♪

Sloopy, hang on ♪

[Karube exhales sharply]

Hang on, Sloopy ♪

Sloopy, hang on ♪

[slurping]

- [exhales softly]

- [Chota] This is so good!

[Karube] Ah, nice and hot!

[Chota] We haven't eaten anything

since yesterday.

[Karube exhales in pleasure]

Hey, what were you guys doing

when everyone disappeared?

Bathroom.

We were all in the same stall.

Why were you all in the same stall?

Where were you?

- [Shibuki moans]

- [man breathes heavily]

Saori

- [smooches]

- [Shibuki moans]

[moaning continues]

I was at work.

I was in the conference room

doing some paperwork.

And then,

everyone in the office disappeared.

Did you happen to see or hear

anything at all?

[splattering]

- [lights clunk]

- [water slows]

[Shibuki] Boss?

[soft eerie music]

Not really.

I came to this place three days ago,

and I was forced to play this game,

just like all of you were.

Everybody d*ed, except for me.

You mean, you used them as bait, right?

Think whatever you want.

All I wanted

was to survive.

[sighs]

Well

[Karube gulping]

What kind of game was it?

It was at the subway.

They used poisonous gas in the game.

Everyone was vomiting blood.

Blood was coming out of their eyes.

Weird, huh?

[utensils clattering]

[Arisu] The day everyone disappeared.

It was yesterday for the three of us.

[Chota] Yeah.

But it was three days ago for her.

Why the time difference?

That's right.

And those vegetables that were rotten

They take longer than a few days

to go bad.

What's going on?

Maybe the speed of time is

different from the normal world?

Huh?

I don't really know, but

Take the, the four of us here.

The timeline of when people disappeared

is different, like you said.

[sighs]

Did we time travel while we were

in the subway bathroom stall?

There's no way.

There's also no way

people just disappeared.

Time travel isn't real.

Then explain the game

and people disappearing.

- [thuds]

- I don't know, all right?

[Arisu] Anyways,

one thing we know for sure

about this game

A game master's running it.

Game master?

Someone came up with this game.

That's for sure.

[sighs]

So while we're in a bathroom stall,

they get rid of everyone in Tokyo

and set up this game?

They keep track of our movements

[laser zaps]

and fire lasers through our heads

when we make the wrong move.

[sighs]

What kind of person would do that?

I don't know, but it's definitely possible

if they inserted

a highly accurate GPS microchip

into our bodies.

[scoffs]

Spoken like a real IT geek.

But who the hell could be

behind this thing?

- [Karube sighs]

- [Shibuki] Hmm.

Could it be

some government-run experiment

or something?

There were some rumors

going around at my work.

An IT company from Europe wanted

to conduct an experiment.

They'd established a VR space,

then created an alternate world

identical to the real one.

But we should be able to tell VR

from the real world.

[Chota] Man

This hurts.

I don't think

VR can cause burns like that.

[Chota groans]

Maybe it's God.

[breathes shakily]

This has to be the work of God.

Otherwise, how else do you explain it?

- [grunts]

- You're talking crazy now.

No, man. I think

God really does exist.

[Chota groans, grunts]

Hey, is it getting worse?

[Chota breathing shakily]

[Chota] It's all right.

Oh, it's gonna be fine.

[Chota groaning]

[somber music]

[Arisu] I think we gotta get Chota

to a doctor.

You know how he is.

It's probably hurting more than he says.

But it's getting to him.

[Karube] Arisu.

[Karube sighs]

Let's get in the game tomorrow night,

just you and me.

What?

But we've got three days left

on our visas.

[Karube sighs]

It's better to get in the game

while we still have time.

I just don't think

Chota's gonna be able to make it through.

He's in too much pain.

[breathing heavily]

[groaning]

[Shibuki] How are you doing?

Not bad, thanks.

[Karube] If the two of us don't figure out

how to get through this game,

we won't be able to protect Chota.

[water sloshing]

[Arisu] You're right, but

Maybe we can find a doctor too.

We'll meet more people if we're playing.

[Arisu] Do we really have to play again?

Maybe we'll get an idea

what this game's about.

[Arisu sighs exasperatedly]

[Arisu] Yeah, I guess.

If we play,

we might find out their signature.

Signature?

Yeah. If someone actually created

this game,

there's a kind of signature they use,

like formatting.

If we can discover that,

we might be able to figure out

a strategy for the game.

[breathes deeply]

[lights click]

[bold music]

TOEI SENDAGAYA APARTMEN

[soft unsettling music]

[sighs]

1 PER PERSON

FACE RECOGNITION IN PROGRESS

PLEASE WAIT FOR A MOMEN

[announcer]

Please wait until the game commences.

There are currently ten participants.

One minute until registration closes.

Um, excuse me.

Wha Where did all the people

in Tokyo go?

This thing here

[Karube] There's a lot of people here.

Maybe one's a doctor.

[tense music]

1 PER PERSON

[phones chime]

[faint music playing on stereo]

[phone chiming]

[announcer] Registration has closed.

There are a total of 13 participants.

The game will now commence.

[Tatta] E Excuse me.

What is this? I was brought here.

[chuckles nervously]

And I I don't know what's going on.

- It's a game.

- Shut up.

Newbies will slow us down.

They might hate us,

but I think it'd be a good idea

to do what Shibuki did.

[announcer] Difficulty, Five of Spades.

[sinister music]

Five of Spades?

[Nitobe] It's gonna be physical.

Only the strong survive.

I'm Nitobe. Nice to meet you.

The suit means something?

Exactly.

[chuckles]

The suit of the playing card usually means

what kind of game it's gonna be.

Clubs is a team battle.

Diamonds is your wits.

And as for Hearts

That's the worst one.

[giggles]

- Why is that?

- [Nitobe] Huh?

Because you're playing

with people's hearts then tear them apart.

And the number?

Difficulty.

The higher the number on the card,

the harder it is.

[phone chimes]

[announcer] Game is "Tag".

Rule. Avoid whoever is "it".

[contestants] What?

[all murmuring]

- So who's "it"?

- How should I know?

[announcer] Clear condition.

Discover and touch the symbol

hidden in one of the building's rooms

within the time limit.

You clear the game

when this objective is fulfilled.

Time limit, 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes,

the time b*mb hidden

in the building will explode.

[dire music]

TOEI SENDAGAYA APARTMEN

[dire music intensifies]

[Chota] O Holy Mother.

Please forgive us

for all of our mortal sins.

Our smiles are the light of hope.

The Holy Mother will appear when we smile.

O Holy Mother.

Please forgive us for all our mortal sins.

Our smiles are the light of hope.

The Holy Mother will appear when we smile.

[Shibuki] So you believe in God.

[Chota grunts softly]

[Shibuki] Here.

I've also been doing nothing

but praying recently.

[soft chuckle]

I don't believe in God.

But my mother was obsessed

with some cult for a while.

[Shibuki] Hmm.

Because of that, I was bullied in school.

But Arisu and Karube saved me.

They are good friends, aren't they?

Karube is good at fighting

and the girls really love him,

and Arisu is so smart

and comes from a respected family.

[Chota] Then there's me.

My family's poor,

and I'm not really good at anything.

Even now, when I'm hurt and useless,

they're still helping me.

Some people

like being the strongest ones

in their group.

It makes them feel better.

They're just so different.

Think you might feel good enough

to play the next game?

[Shibuki] How does your leg feel?

They're just so different.

Are you willing to die too,

to save your friends?

[phone chiming]

[announcer]

The game will commence in two minutes.

Stop following us.

[laughs]

Just feeling you guys out.

I'm thinking you two might be

good enough to be my allies.

- Lucky ass.

- [laughs]

- Are you a doctor?

- Nope, real estate agent.

How many times have you played the game?

[Nitobe] Uh Let's see, maybe five times?

And you've always won?

I guess so, yeah.

[chuckles]

[Mai] Where should I go to hide?

Look, I don't know, all right?

You can only rely on yourself.

[elevator dings]

[sinister music]

If I wanna see where everyone is,

this is the perfect location.

[sinister music continues]

[Chishiya] Yeah.

I got a weird feeling about this.

[scoffs]

Hmm

Looks like everyone's about to bite it,

just like they always do.

I think, maybe

you've always been screwed over, Shibuki.

You've never met anyone decent.

[Shibuki] You're right.

Isn't it the same way for you?

[ethereal music]

[believers] O Holy Mother

Please forgive us for all our mortal sins.

No, you're wrong.

[sobs]

[Chota sniffles, weeps]

It must have been rough.

[sobbing]

[suspenseful music]

[suspenseful music builds]

- [Usagi panting]

- [phone chimes]

[announcer] The game will now commence.

The time limit is 20 minutes.

Commence now.

[timer beeping]

The tagger is on the move.

[fanfare music playing]

[breathing nervously]

[elevator dings]

[elevator door opening]

[distant faint footsteps]

[eerie music]

[approaching footsteps]

[breathes nervously]

[breathing shakily]

[panting]

[grunts]

[tagger breathing heavily]

[approaching footsteps]

[Arisu] All right,

let's find a room we can get into.

[grunts]

We gotta get our asses moving!

[sighs]

[eerie music]

[phone chimes]

[announcer] Three minutes have passed.

[heavy breathing in distance]

[g*n f*ring]

[all shudder]

[quietly]

What the hell was that?

- [thuds]

- [gasps]

[panting]

[ominous music]

[Nitobe] He's dead.

[Arisu breathes shakily]

[approaching footsteps]

[ominous music builds]

[ominous music intensifies]

- Arisu!

- [g*nshots]

- [Nitobe] Run!

- [Karube] Go, go!

[screaming]

Arisu!

- Run!

- [Nitobe] Outta the way!

- Go down!

- Hurry!

Go, go, go!

[breathing heavily]

Don't look back! Go!

[Nitobe] Move, move!

[Karube] What are you doing? Hey!

[Arisu] Karube, wait!

[Karube] What are you doing?

[Arisu] Get in there.

[retreating footsteps]

[Shibuki] You're a good person, Chota

I can trust you, can't I?

[sobbing]

[soft music]

When this started,

I was having sex with my boss.

And I hated it.

I thought you said you were working.

I don't trust those guys.

They didn't need to know the truth,

did they?

[soft music continues]

[smooches]

[exhales deeply]

[Shibuki] Since we're both the same,

we should work together.

[somber choral music]

So we can survive

[whimpering]

[Nitobe screaming]

[g*nshots]

[thuds]

Oh, my god!

I can't do this. I can't do this!

[laser zaps]

[thuds]

[solemn organ music]

- [Mai shouting]

- [Aya] Hurry up, Mai!

[heavy breathing]

- [Mai] Aya!

- Get up!

[g*nshots]

[Mai] Aya!

[clatters]

I swear to God I'll k*ll you!

- [g*n cocking]

- [Mai] Get away from me!

[whimpers]

- [g*nshots]

- [Mai gags]

[solemn organ music]

[smooches]

I told you the truth

because I trust you, Chota.

[uplifting choral music]

[whispers]

O Holy Mother

Holy Mother

[believers] O Holy Mother

The Holy Mother will appear when we smile.

O Holy Mother

- Please forgive us for

- Wait for me, okay?

[believers] our mortal sins.

Our smiles are the light of hope.

The Holy Mother will appear when we smile.

O Holy Mother

Please forgive us for our mortal sins.

Please accept this.

[believers]

Our smiles are the light of hope.

The Holy Mother will appear when we smile.

[Niko] Very well, this way.

[believers]

O Holy Mother, please forgive us

The Holy Mother will appear when we smile.

Our smiles are the light of hope.

O Holy Mother,

please forgive us for our mortal sins.

- Come on, let's go.

- We'll all go together.

[believers] O Holy Mother,

please forgive us for

- [door shuts]

- [believers] all our mortal sins.

all our mortal sins.

O Holy Mother.

[Chota] Please.

Save them.

[Karube shuddering]

[Karube whispers]

What are we gonna do, man?

If you've got a solution, now's the time.

[Arisu whispers]

I don't know what to do

against something like that.

- Come on, man. Think.

- [Arisu] Why don't you think of something?

[both gasp]

[Arisu shuddering]

[suspenseful music]

He didn't see us.

His vision is narrowed

because of the mask.

That's his weak point.

This might be a way

to get through the game.

[loud footsteps]

- Everyone! He's up here!

- [Karube] Hey!

Over here, he's on the second level!

- You'll get us k*lled!

- He can't see properly

because of his mask!

Tell us where he is if you see him,

and let's all look for the symbol!

[sighs]

That's a good idea, but

nobody wants to help.

[breathes shakily]

He's in the fourth-level hallway

in the central building!

Anyone there should get out!

Really?

[panting]

- Hurry, get out of here!

- [Hirai] What?

I'm sorry.

[g*nshots]

[Chishiya] Oh, ho.

[f*ring blast]

A climber?

She's not bad.

TOEI SENDAGAYA APARTMEN

[phone chiming]

[announcer]

The game is over in eight minutes.

[timer beeping]

There are currently seven survivors.

[ticking percussive music]

[tagger breathes deeply]

[percussive music builds]

- [g*nshots]

- [yelps]

[whimpers]

- [rapid g*nshots]

- [both panting]

- [g*nshots]

- [Tatta whimpers]

- [whimpering continues]

- Hey! Yo!

Over here! Hey!

[sobs]

[groans]

- [g*nshots]

- [yelps]

Leave him! We gotta get outta here!

Come on, man. You can't stay here.

- Move!

- [both grunt]

[g*nshots]

Hurry up!

[Arisu and Tatta grunting]

[g*nshots]

[timer beeping]

And here we go.

[all panting]

[Karube] Arisu!

- [panting]

- Hurry!

- Hurry.

- [Kn*fe swipes]

This guy's going down now.

What? But he's got a machine g*n.

[Aguni] So? The tagger's human.

[Karube gasps]

He's 190 centimeters tall

and weighs 90 kilos,

and he's right-handed.

[Aguni] He's a pretty good sh*t, too.

Probably m*llitary or law enforcement.

[Jin pants]

Aguni!

Here it is.

Use this.

Let's get this guy.

You, go look for the symbol.

[Karube] What?

Hey! Why should we do what you say?

I got it.

I'll go up to the top.

[Karube] Arisu!

I don't like this.

- There's no other choice.

- [landing thud]

[Usagi] I checked

the south side of the fifth floor,

and the south and east side

of the sixth floor.

[panting]

Let's split up and find the symbol.

I didn't check

the first and second floors.

All right. I'll go check.

[grunts]

- [Arisu] Hey!

- [Karube] Hey!

It's time to take this guy out.

[suspenseful music]

[phone chimes]

[announcer]

Five minutes remaining in the game.

See you later.

Yeah.

[breathing shakily]

[Arisu] Where the hell is that symbol?

[panting]

Calm down. Relax and think.

[Jin panting]

[heavy footsteps]

Come on, follow me.

[breathing rapidly]

He's using a MAC-10.

He can go through a 32-round clip

in 1.5 seconds.

[Aguni]

We'll take him when he's reloading.

[action music]

[approaching footsteps]

[Jin sighs]

[shouts]

I'm right here!

That's right. Come on!

[suspenseful music]

Aguni?

[Jin breathes nervously]

Aguni?

[shouts]

Aguni!

[g*nshots]

[Jin gags]

[g*nshots]

[whispers]

Son of a bitch.

[ominous music intensifies]

[gasps]

- [grunts]

- [aerosol whooshes]

[continuous g*nshots]

[trigger clicks]

[g*n cocks]

[Karube yells, panting]

- [Karube grunts]

- [canister clangs]

[Aguni screams]

- [thwacking]

- [grunting]

[thuds]

[coughs, chokes]

- [whacks]

- [grunts]

[shouts]

[grunting]

- [groans]

- [clanks]

[groaning]

[blade scrapes]

[menacing music]

[blade zinging]

[gasps]

[yelps]

[blood spattering]

[Karube groaning]

[screams]

[groans]

[swooshes]

[grunts]

[groans in pain]

[Arisu panting]

Come on.

Think, dammit.

[panting]

[shuddering]

- [g*nshots]

- [yelps]

Why would he sh**t from so far away?

[breathing heavily]

[suspenseful music]

[exclaims]

[approaching footsteps]

Figured it out too, huh?

[Arisu] Yeah, the symbol's in here.

[suspenseful music builds]

Gonna open it?

Why was he chasing us?

He could've just waited.

Guess there's something we don't know.

[Chishiya] Except,

not much time left.

[suspenseful music]

[heavy breathing]

[phone chimes]

[announcer]

Three minutes remaining in the game.

[doorknob cranks]

[door creaks]

[suspenseful music]

[shouts]

Look out!

[g*nshots]

[taser crackling]

[thuds]

[panting]

[sighs]

It never hurts to be prepared

[g*nshots]

[door clunks, slams]

[g*nshots]

[lights flick]

[doorknob rattling]

[Arisu panting]

[panting continues]

PUSH BOTH BUTTONS

AT ONCE TO CLEAR GAME

[Arisu] Damn it!

[Karube breathing heavily, wincing]

[Arisu shouts]

Someone get over here!

The symbol's up here! Room 406!

[gasps]

[Arisu] I can't clear the game alone!

We need two people to do it!

Seriously?

[shouts]

Arisu!

[groaning]

[Aguni grunts]

[groaning]

[strains]

[canister clanging]

[tense music]

Now we're having fun, aren't we?

[b*ll*ts blasting]

[slams]

[phone chimes]

[announcer]

One minute remaining in the game.

[exhales deeply]

[g*nshots]

[Arisu grunts]

[suspenseful music]

[g*nshots]

[grunting]

[shouts]

Someone!

Help me!

[grunts]

[thuds]

[grunts angrily]

[thwacking]

- [straining]

- [g*nshots]

[announcer]

30 seconds remaining in the game.

[suspenseful music continues]

[Usagi grunts]

[Aguni grunts]

- [g*nshots]

- [announcer] 20 seconds.

[strains]

[grunts]

[groans]

You called?

[announcer] Ten seconds.

[g*nshots]

- [Chishiya] Here!

- [taser crackling]

[grunts]

[taser crackling]

[announcer] Five.

- Four.

- [Arisu] The buttons!

[announcer] Three.

Two. One.

[clanks]

[coughs]

[gasps]

EMERGENCY BUTTON

STOP

[phone chiming]

[announcer] Game cleared. Congratulations.

[breathes nervously]

[sobbing]

[woman gasps]

[woman breathes shakily]

[device warbling, pinging]

[beeping rapidly]

Oh, no.

- [expl*si*n]

- [spluttering]

[both wince]

[both breathing heavily]

[Karube grunts]

[groans]

[panting]

[g*n clicking]

So this guy

had no choice but to play the game?

[sighs]

[man on radio] Are you there? Over.

Do you copy?

Repeat. Are you there?

[metal clunks]

[Karube groans]

[man on radio] Please respond. Over.

[patting, rubbing]

[man on radio] Do you copy?

Answer. Over. Do you read?

it's in our hands now.

[radio flicks off]

"Answer"?

[Karube] Hey, can you hear me?

Hey, what "answer"?

[radio flicks on, static]

[man on radio] Come back.

The answer is in our hands now.

Get back to the Beach.

[radio flicks off]

[Karube] "The Beach"?

[suspenseful music]

[winces]

[breathing deeply]

[radio flicks on]

[man on radio] Get back.

Get back to the Beach.

- Get back to the Beach!

- [radio flicks off]

[closing theme music]