01x08 - Guard Duty

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It's filled up so much.

I see. It's because I've met

Otome and Remnan now, too.

After it fills completely

And once it gets all of

the knowledge it desires,

the Silver Key will leave its host

and head to another dimension

to find a new host.

I wonder how much further I have to go.

EPISODE 8: GUARD DUTY

Okay, let's go ahead and start

today's meeting. LeVi.

As you wish.

In this world line, a total

of fifteen boarded this ship.

And out of the fifteen,

there are four Gnosia.

During the first day's meeting,

Comet was sent into cold sleep,

and after that, Stella was attacked

by the Gnosia and eliminated.

On the second day,

Shigemichi was chosen for

cold sleep during the meeting.

After that, we lost Jonas to the Gnosia.

Now we have eleven left,

and we don't know how many

Gnosia remain among them.

If I can just go over it one more time

We can safely assume that whoever is on

Guard Duty is confirmed human, right?

Affirmative. Kukrushka and Remnan

did not leave this ship while

we were docked in Liu-An,

so the probability that they were

infected by Gnosia is zero.

Thanks.

Guard Duty The new role I found

out about during this loop.

The Engineer can investigate one person per

day and determine if they're human or Gnosia.

The Doctor can investigate

whoever was chosen for cold sleep

during the previous meeting

and determine if they're human or Gnosia.

The Guardian Angel can choose one person

to protect during the warp from Gnosia attack.

And now, Guard Duty—two people

who are confirmed to be human.

It just keeps getting more

and more complicated.

So, if there are up to four Gnosia

out of the eleven of us left,

and two people are confirmed to be human

P-Please stop.

W-We're in a meeting right now.

Kukrushka

Come, now. The banquet has already begun.

Hurry up and dance for me.

First, I'm gonna make my

report as the Engineer.

I checked out Setsu, and they were a Gnosia.

I see. If you consider me as being in the way,

that must mean that you're a Gnosia.

Of course you'd say that.

It's up to all of you to decide who

you believe, but I'm the real one.

And the Doctor's report?

I've already investigated

the body in cold sleep.

Shigemichi was human.

I also investigated him.

Shigemichi was

a Gnosia.

So what's going on here?

That, like, makes no sense.

Yeah, she's right.

The ones who came forward as the

Doctor and Engineer are these four.

Shigemichi was sent into

cold sleep the day before.

And Racio says Shigemichi was human,

while Jina says that he was Gnosia.

Which means one of them must be lying.

We know for sure that out of these four,

two of them are Gnosia.

If we can confirm that

even one of them is lying,

we should be able to narrow down exactly

which two are human and which two are Gnosia.

Pretty sure this is exactly the time to

ask the wise humans what they think.

Huh?

They're right there. The two

who're confirmed to be human.

O-Of course! What do you think, Kukrushka?

You don't know but the most

suspicious one to you is

Really?!

Hold up! You gotta be messed in the head!

She says that she has no basis for this.

It's just a gut feeling.

It may be a gut feeling, but we know

that it's a human's gut feeling.

Whoa, whoa. Y'all are crazy.

Where's this goin'?

It has been decided.

Sha-ming will be put into cold sleep.

Seriously?

You're the one who opened his big mouth

and said we should ask a human.

Big yikes.

But the decision has been made.

Are you for real?

Heh, then I've got somethin'

up my sleeve, too.

What is it? I didn't say any

I'm so sorry!

He's groveling?

First time I've seen this in real life.

I can't help but want to step on him.

I got c*ck! I'll reflect upon my actions!

I'll change my ways!

So just this once! Please!

Let me go just this once!

Please, just this once!

Please?!

Sorry, but we can't.

But Kukrushka did say that it

was a baseless gut feeling, right?

Well, it is true that I'd prefer

to employ a more objective approach.

Lowly scum.

I couldn't care less what happens

to someone so insignificant.

Do as you please.

Woo!

Ain't this great?

So yeah, see you folks tomorrow!

But why

Do you have a problem with this?

Of course I do!

Each meeting, we choose one person

to send into cold sleep.

That's our agreement with LeVi.

It is,

but we did end up choosing someone

for a pretty sketchy reason.

If we start saying things like that,

it invalidates the whole meeting process.

Without a rule-based order,

there can only be chaos.

And then

We'll just go back.

At the very least, that's the case

for you and me, isn't it?

But for everyone else, this is

their one and only world line.

This is all they get.

It's disrespectful to them

to only consider the "next time."

Sorry.

You're totally right.

Though this might just be

my own stubbornness speaking.

That's what's great about you, Setsu.

No matter the world line,

you're always serious.

That doesn't really sound like a compliment.

But I'll say the same thing

right back to you.

I can't deny what Setsu said.

I need to do my best for everyone's sake.

Remnan

Um can you spare a minute?

Sure.

Kukrushka?

Yes. She insists on staying by my side.

The two of you on Guard Duty

are the only confirmed humans.

I'm sure she just trusts you.

Do you think so?

Is there something on your mind?

Not really.

It's just, I can't handle them.

I can't handle mysterious women like her.

You're scared of her? But she's just a girl.

And she's so small.

Yes.

But when she looks at me with those eyes,

my hands start to

Oh, Kukrushka. You say the wildest things.

I-I can't breathe from laughing so hard.

What are you doing?

Oh, Yuri! Kukrushka keeps

telling me the funniest stories.

Stories?

Kukrushka uses gestures to speak.

What is she saying?

She wants to play with him.

It's so pretty.

Is this your first time

seeing scenery like this?

Oh, no. Dr. Yoshikado has taught me so much.

But this is my first time

seeing this in person,

because I'm from a sea planet.

I see.

This

She's saying you can have it.

This is

Thorns?

No No!

No!

Are you all right?

Does that thing actually look human to you?

"That thing"?

Kukrushka.

Under the stars' gaze, all is laid bare.

She's no Gnosia, either. She's something

different.

"Different"?

If you let her outer beauty beguile you

you will lose sight of the truth.

What could all this mean?

Kukrushka should be human in this world line.

That's the one thing we know for sure.

I do not sense Yuriko's presence.

So Yuriko was

Well, from the Gnosia's perspective,

she was the second greatest

threat to them after me.

The fact that the Guardian Angel failed to

protect her shows just how useless they are.

It's safe to say we can't rely on them.

The Gnosia only attack humans.

Which means that the three

attacked by the Gnosia—

Stella, Jonas, and Yuriko—

are confirmed human.

Kukrushka and Remnan,

who were on Guard Duty,

are also confirmed human,

and I can rule out myself, too.

Which means that the four Gnosia

must be among the remaining nine.

All right. I'm gonna go ahead

and make today's report.

Yesterday—

Before you go any further,

I have a proposal to make.

We should send Chipie into cold sleep.

Ooh? That escalated quickly!

Of course you'd say that.

You've already reported that Shigemichi,

who claimed Engineer, was human,

so from your perspective I can only be Gnosia.

You are precisely correct. However

Even if I happened to be lying,

freezing you would be far more

advantageous for the humans.

You got it, Professor Racio!

So basically, if we put you both in the fridge,

whichever of you it is, we win!

Simply put, yes.

That's a bit bloodthirsty.

Are you all okay with this?

Sorry, but I agree.

What?

Of course, I'll feel bad if you end up

being the real Engineer, Chipie.

But Shigemichi, the other one

claiming Engineer,

was put into cold sleep very early this time.

You're the only Engineer left.

If you happened to be Gnosia, you'd have

free rein to manipulate all the information.

"This time"?

Er

Heh. Dead men tell no tales. Understand?

But I really do feel bad.

Otome Right?

This is totally unfair!

I agree. There's no actual

reason to suspect him.

I get what you're saying, but

All right, fine.

Then let me off the hook just this once,

like you did for Sha-ming yesterday.

Huh? But that's

You're not going to let Sha-ming

get special treatment, are you?

Ooh, your angry face is excellent, too!

Excuse me

Kukrushka says she knows

a good way to deal with this.

Send everyone into cold sleep?

Yes.

She's suggesting that since she

and Remnan are confirmed human,

they can look after the ship while

the rest of us go into cold sleep.

Isn't that a bit heavy-handed?

But it makes perfect sense.

This is the one way we can ensure that every

Gnosia infectee is sent into cold sleep.

What do you think, Setsu?

We'd be breaking our agreement

with LeVi again, but

Well, unlike the groveling,

this makes logical sense.

The two who'll remain have been

confirmed to be human, so

I don't like this idea.

What? You're actually against this?

Then we should probably

call it off, shouldn't we?

You're gettin' frozen either way, pal.

If we're gonna go down that road, you should

probably get frozen, too, shouldn't you?

Why, though? Man, you're annoyin'.

You oughta let your cat

do the talkin' instead.

Remnan Could you please agree to this?

Setsu

This is on all of us for breaking the rules

yesterday and letting Sha-ming go.

There's no other way

to restore order at this point.

All right

Man, I hate cold sleep.

Goin' beddy-bye in this thing not knowin'

when or if you might wake up again

is super harsh.

I haven't seen things

play out this way before.

This might be the most

peaceful resolution yet.

I wonder if this will change anything.

Who knows?

I'm pretty sure that you and I

will loop again, though.

Well see you again.

I wonder how many more times

I'm going to have to repeat this.

Wake up! Please wake up!

Yuri! Yuri!

Remnan

Hurry! Please! Hurry up and move!

Huh?

SQ

Hurry! She's coming!

She's coming back here for sure!

So please

Coming back here? What is—

Remnan!

Kukrushka

Setsu!

LeVi!

Lock down the lower level and

the cold sleep room immediately!

Emergency. Emergen E-E-E

LeVi! Lock it down!

Activate the security doors!

LeVi!

Does this mean

LeVi's already been neutralized, too?

Sha-ming

Was Kukrushka a Gnosia?

No since she was on Guard Duty,

she should be human.

Not to mention, the Gnosia

wouldn't do something this overt.

Yuri!

Jina!

I can't get ahold of LeVi.

You should escape outside, too.

Outside?

Out here, we can still barely

send an SOS to Liu-An.

I'll open the airlock.

Don't open it! Just head

out there without me, Jina!

Huh? But

I'll use the escape pod upstairs

and come and get you!

So hurry!

H-Hurry Hurry

Commence emergency opening.

Jina!

Jina Setsu SQ Everyone

Y-Yuri!

Hurry!

What in the world happened?

I don't know.

A-As soon as we were alone together,

Kukrushka suddenly went up to everyone

who was in cold sleep and

Is that Kukrushka really Kukrushka?

I don't know.

It's just

Just?

I used to be someone

else's property. Someone's pet.

"Pet"?

Yes. Every day was hell.

She made me wear a control

collar around my neck,

and I couldn't do anything

without her permission.

That's why I desperately ran away.

I ran to the far reaches of space!

But no matter how far I ran,

no matter how many decades I hid

She She still comes after me!

Just so she can toy with me again!

So you're saying

the one who kept you as

a pet was Kukrushka?

No. But she's the same!

The way her eyes look at me!

The way she smiles!

I just can't anymore!

Launching in ten, nine, eight, seven,

six, five, four, three, two, one

one one

one one one one one

Why

Did I loop?

What's going on?

Welcome to the world of the Gnosia!