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Excuse me for interrupting, but I'm gonna announce it one more time.
The winner of the third game, Friendly Hide-and-Seek, is...
Group C
Third Game Friendly Hide-and-Seek
Cleared
Group C! The game is over!
Huh?! How?!
We found their hider first, didn't we?
That's true. Group K did find the other team's hider first.
So we're the winners, then.
Oh, but that's not the only way for a team to win, right?
N-No way!
Sorry, guys.
I pushed the give-up button.
Friendship
thief
parent and child crooks
Before the End of the Third Game
It can't get any worse.
Episode 11: Do You Really Have Nothing You Care About?
This is the worst thing that could have happened.
Hey, Hyakutaro, nobody else is nearby, right?
Y-Yeah, I think they all went looking for Mikasa.
Okay. We should get started, then.
Huh?
The truth is, the moment you switched teams, our victory became certain.
I really didn't want to have to win this way, is all.
This really is the worst thing that could have happened, Hyakutaro.
Incoming call
Katagiri Yuichi (Group C)
Hello?
This is Katagiri Yuichi.
I don't have much time, so I'll get straight to the point.
Please push the give-up button.
Are you screwing with me?
There's no way I'll push it.
In that case, I'm going to punch Hyakutaro until you push it.
Y-You're bluffing!
I'm sure you'd like to believe that, but I've run out of options.
First punch. Here we go.
And the second!
Third!
Fourth!
Fifth!
Stop! It won't work!
You're crazy if you think you can break me with a bluff like this.
I'll keep going then. Sixth!
I-If you really were punching him, then why isn't Hyakutaro making any sound?
Yeah, that surprised me, too. He sure is tough.
Do you want to hear his voice?
I'm f-fine, Captain.
It's a bluff, just like you said.
Don't push the button!
T-The waver in his voice...
Is he really...
What do you mean, "monster"?
Katagiri Yuichi... This guy is the devil.
Seventh!
Sorry, Hyakutaro!
It won't be long before Kei and the others find their hider.
Just hold on until then.
This is a breeze. A breeze.
I mean, he isn't really hitting me anyway.
Here I go. Eighth!
Damn it!
At this rate, it is starting to look like he can really take it.
Well, in that case,
I'll have to break something that can't be fixed.
W-What's that supposed to mean?
I heard about you guys.
You're all on the same basketball team, right?
Hyakutaro-kun told me about it.
In the last tournament, he kept missing shots
and ended up getting you injured.
He practiced his shots like crazy after that.
What the hell are you planning?!
Please push the button. If you don't...
I'll break Hyakutaro's finger
I'll break Hyakutaro's finger.
You can't make shots in basketball without a delicate touch, right?
Once a finger is broken, even if you recover and rehabilitate it...
Y-You piece of shit!
You have ten seconds.
Ten, nine, eight,
W-Wait a minute!
seven, six, five, four...
Hey! What the hell—
I'm gagging you so that you can't bite your tongue.
Three, two, one...
Maybe he didn't really... break it?
No, I'll never forget that sound.
It sounded just like when it happened to me.
I'm sorry, Hyakutaro!
Which finger shall I do next?
You can't be serious...
Of course I can.
I'll keep breaking fingers until you push the button. Really.
Stop it! You scum!
No, you're the scum.
I mean, you were the one who started all this, weren't you?
What did you... say?
You're the reason your team is playing the Tomodachi Game in the first place.
Your debt is what started it.
Your debt is what started it
So you knew.
Well, yeah.
It seemed like a taboo topic in Group K.
But none of the three I talked to knew whose debt it was.
At first, I thought the one with the debt was the youngest, Kei,
but then I realized the power dynamics went the other way.
Basically, it made sense to assume the debt belonged to the captain.
I learned about you from Hyakutaro.
You're willing to put your life on the line for people.
But you also can't handle it if you're responsible
for someone else getting hurt.
My family business was drowning in debt.
It got so bad, I was going to have to quit high school and start working.
But I wanted to play one last tournament with everyone,
and then Kei said
he'd help me pay it off, on the condition that I obeyed his every word.
I'm sorry I couldn't tell you, guys.
This is all my fault.
But even though that's true,
I'll never forgive you for what you did!
I will never...
ever forgive...
a cowardly piece of shit like you!
Stop! That's enough!
Why are you stopping me?!
It's really not a big deal!
B-But your finger...
He broke your finger!
B-But that sound I heard was clearly...
M-My god, did you...
You broke your own finger?!
We had reasons why we absolutely couldn't lose.
That's why I chose to—
No, that isn't it.
I just couldn't think of any better way.
I guess I really am a cowardly piece of shit.
Hyakutaro, why didn't you tell me?
Well, he said he'd let you hit him as much as he hit me.
We've lost this match.
Group C
Third Game Friendly Hide-and-Seek
Cleared
Two Million Yen Award Obtained
Oh, no we haven't.
There's no way I'm settling for that.
We lost? Speak for yourself.
You're the one who lost, blockhead.
Come on, Kei!
Shut the hell up! The rest of you held me back just as much as he did.
My plan was perfect.
But still, you were completely useless.
Th—
Whap!
What are you doing, Banri-niichan?!
Banri... niichan?
I'm not his real brother.
We grew up together. I was like the typical neighborhood "older brother."
I had no idea.
Give it up, Kei.
Your strategy didn't account for this situation, so you lost.
And Juzo made the right choice in pressing the button.
Why's that?
Because if he had thrown Hyakutaro under the bus,
I would have lost all respect for him.
That makes sense. I guess I would have, too.
And then we would have lost the next game no matter what.
Kei.
One day, "having tasted defeat" will make us even stronger.
Yeah, what's that line from?
It's from my bible.
But what are we going to do now? We still have the debt.
We might never be able to see each other again after this.
I'll have them pass all of the remaining debt to me.
Bye-bye!
And I'll ask them to make sure you guys at least don't get split up.
Captain...
Are you really okay with that?
What about your dream for us to play in one last tournament?
It's all right.
We did get to play one last, great match together.
Oh.
U-Um, Yuichi-kun?
I was wondering, did you know about me?
Yeah. You work for the management, right?
I figured it out.
O-Of course you did.
Huh?!
For the weak and insecure girl you were trying to play,
you followed my difficult instructions a little too perfectly.
I see.
And since I knew you were with the management,
I pushed you off that cliff without guilt.
Rude!
Then, your reaction when I betrayed you was also...
It was all an act to make Group K think they were winning, so they'd leave me behind.
You had me eating out of the palm of your hand, huh?
Pass this message along to your bosses:
"I will absolutely crush all of you."
You bet!
Can you stand?
Yeah. Ouch!
Yuichi, you said you were a cowardly piece of shit,
but I don't think you are.
You don't always have the nicest ideas, but take a look.
You didn't destroy their friendship after all.
I don't care what anyone else says. I know you're a good person.
Thanks, Tenji.
But... if he was any slower pushing that button,
I really might have broken Hyakutaro's finger.
The old me would have broken it without flinching.
If you knew about that side of me, would you still tell me I'm a good person?
Would you still think of me as a friend?
Congratulations on clearing the third game!
There's a little time left before the fourth game begins, so I'll let you leave for a while.
Of course, don't tell anyone about this, and don't try to run away.
If you try anything like that, the others will be in real trouble.
We're back.
Yeah. Let's go and find Sawaragi right now.
At this hour, we might be able to catch Shiho-chan alone.
She was always the first one at school.
Always the stalker.
Let's go and find out the truth.
K-Kokorogi?
Yuichi?!
YOU COCKROACH
family of crooks
Don't ever come back to this school!!
What the hell happened here?
FILTHY THIEF!
DIE CRIMINAL
die
Give it back, asshole
We'll find you
you piece of shit
GIVE THE MONEY BACK THIEF
you suck
Shiho-chan and Shibe-kun have disappeared!
One Week Earlier
Since you three are exempt from the third game,
I'll let you go home temporarily.
But you can't talk to anyone about the game, and you'd better not run away.
Why would you even think we'd do that?
There's too much going on that we don't understand,
and we won't run or hide until we do understand.
That's my Shiho-sama, always ready with the cool one-liners.
In that case, I'll tell you something nice before you go.
Right now, Group C's total debt amount is
10.8 million yen.
10.8 million?
Shiho, what's wrong?
N-Nothing at all.
We shouldn't listen to what Manabu says, anyway.
Why not?
Because we all know it's all just lies intended to poison our friendship.
Well, believe me or don't, that's up to you.
But incidentally, Yuichi-kun and Tenji-kun both already know about it.
Oh. They must have asked...
Yuichi, there's no mistake, then.
Shiho-chan's secret got out and she ran.
Secret?
I d-don't really understand, but there was a reason why Shiho-chan disappeared.
Don't ever come back to this school!!
YOU COCKROACH
family of crooks
No matter what, try to act natural.
If we seem shaky and weird, people might start asking questions.
Y-Yeah.
Mm-hmm.
Morning, everyone!
Hey, Sawaragi-san.
Hanamiya-san?
As class vice president, I'll get right to the point.
You were the one who stole the class trip funds, weren't you?
Don't people usually save money like that in an account?
The other classes said they did.
Sensei said that you insisted on collecting it in cash.
No matter how you look at it, you seem really suspicious.
Calm down, you guys!
Shiho isn't the thief.
Because the thief is—
Don't, Shibe!
It has to do with that game. You shouldn't say too much.
O-Oh, right.
You should also know, Shibe, that we think you're an accomplice.
You've got to be kidding. Do you know how rich I am?
Huh?
Come on, two million isn't enough to cry over.
All right, about that two mil...
I'll lend you the whole amount!
That's a bad move.
Yeah, that would have pissed everyone off.
No, that's not what I mean.
Kokorogi,
did some kind of big incident happen after that?
H-How did you know?
Well, two days after that,
Shibe-kun's dad got arrested.
Breaking
Sitting City Council Member Shibe Masakazu Arrested!
It seems like the police found out about all the stuff
that was exposed in the second game.
Then does that mean...
Yeah, Shibe talked.
He told his dad about the Tomodachi Game.
Not even Shibe could get two million yen without an adult's help.
Shibe-kun came to school the next day
and apologized to everyone, saying he couldn't get the money,
but then everyone started really bullying him.
Shiho-chan tried to stand up for him, but then she stopped coming to school, too.
YOU COCKROACH
family of crooks
Die!
Don't ever come back to this school!!
Y-You guys!
Why are you at school?
I thought you'd be with Shibe.
What are you talking about?
Something's going down at Shibe's place.
Isn't this Shibe Masakazu's home?
The council member they arrested?
There's a body?
Suicide?
I heard it was murder.
Murder?
Who did it?
It was...
Shibe's dad was...
Murdered?
Hey, they're coming out.
Shibe!
W-Why is this happening?
Shibe! Shibe!
What the hell's going on?!
Yuichi? Tenji?
No! This isn't right. It isn't!
I wanted Shiho to—
You'd better not say too much.
That man...
It's Shiho-chan's father.
Tenji-kun? Why are you—
M-My father... Were you the one—
Calm down, Tenji! There's no proof yet!
Um, we're friends of Shibe Makoto-kun,
and we wanted to know what happened.
Is that right?
Sorry, I can't talk about it in detail.
The police are sworn to confidentiality. And...
You don't want to get involved in this.
If there's anyone or anything you care about,
don't stick your nose into others' business.
You don't want to lose what's precious to you, do you?
That basically means nothing to me.
I don't have family or anything else to care about, really.
So your threats aren't going to work.
What I mean is that if you want to stop me, you'll have to come straight at me.
What is going on, anyway?
For now, all we can do is find out more about Shibe.
Yuichi, do you think Shiho-chan is tied up in this, too?
W-What do you mean?
Kokorogi-san.
W-What do you mean? What did Shibe-kun do?!
What does Shiho-chan have to do with it?!
Well, we don't really know all the—
You're lying! You're both hiding something from me, aren't you?!
You were acting weird this morning, too!
And after all that in the second game, you trust each other now?!
And Yuichi's hurt!
Come on, tell me! What are you hiding?
We can't...
Why the hell would we tell you?
As soon as the second game ended,
I was through with you.
You looked at me like I was a monster, didn't you?
You didn't say a word to me before I went to the third game.
That's not what I'd call a friend.
I was just scared, because they said you were a murderer.
But I waited! I waited to find out the truth.
Even though I was scared, I waited for you both to come back.
That's only because Sawaragi told you to, right?
You only do what people tell you to do.
Quit talking to me like I owe you something!
Kokorogi, let me make this crystal clear for you.
People like you, who can't decide a single damn thing on their own...
There's nothing in the world I hate more!
Get lost. I'm done with you.
What about the Tomodachi Game? Won't you be in trouble without me?
Nah, you're useless.
I guess you didn't notice how much of a burden you are for everyone else.
O-Of course I knew...
I could tell that from the start!
That's why I always did what you guys told me.
I didn't want to be in the way!
Yeah, and I'm telling you that you're in the way right now.
Kokorogi, you're a stranger to us now.
Was that the right thing to do?
It's not about right or wrong. Lives are on the line.
We should leave Kokorogi out of it.
If we tell the management that we'll take on Kokorogi's debt, they shouldn't complain.
Unknown caller?
Hello?
Sorry to surprise you, but we're going to start a special Tomodachi Game right now.
Unknown Caller
In Call
Katagiri Yuichi-kun is there too, right?
Is it true that threats don't work on you
because there's nothing and nobody you care about?
What are you trying to say?
Kokorogi?!
The game rules are super simple, man.
All you have to do is choose between two options: show up, or don't.
If you do show up, you'll have a really terrible time.
If you don't, Kokorogi Yutori will have a little bit of a terrible time.
The game you two are playing this time is
The Weak Win Game
The Weak Win Game, got it?
The weak win?
100% Damage
For example, if two different people suffer the exact same amount of pain,
one with self control won't scream.
Weak Person
Strong Person
A weak person, however, will immediately start screaming.
Strong Person
You'd think the strong person is superior, right?
But you know,
Weak Person
in our world, people will say the person who screamed is a "poor thing"
and go easy on them.
That's outrageous, isn't it?
If self control is a disadvantage in this world, it's almost as if the weak win.
Absolutely Refuse
Stop!
I protest!
Yuichi-kun, if you're showing up, come to the designated location alone.
If you bring anyone else, you'll never see Kokorogi Yutori again.
And if you do show, I promise you'll have
a much worse time than Kokorogi Yutori.
Basically, if you don't show up, you'll end up objectively less injured...
but what do you wanna do?
If you do anything to Kokorogi,
I will kill you.
Are you going, Yuichi?
We got Kokorogi caught up in this thing, so I think I have to.
On top of that, this one...
is going to be different from the other games.
NEXT: What's Most Important to Me Is...