Hey, Mayu, thank you.
From here on out, we'll work together as allies.
Sure, I guess we can be allies for now.
But just know that if things get too risky,
I may end up betraying you.
I'll make sure it won't come down to that.
Although, if it does get too risky,
you're more than welcome to run.
Oh.
I'll break the masks and get rid of them.
We don't want anyone else to put them on.
You're a strong one, Yuri.
I've never met anyone as strong as you before.
- I'll survive as long as I'm with you. - All right! I did it!
I broke them all!
"I'm Sorry, Miss Mayuko Nise."
You know what? I don't know what time it is.
Um, I'm not really sure if it's accurate here, but I have this.
A pho...
- Huh? - A phone!
Whoa! Huh?
Phone!
Hey! Stop it!
I need to use your phone. I need to...
borrow it!
Um, okay.
"To my big brother... From Yuri."
And that makes her his younger sister.
Sister.
That's right. The sister!
Yuri?
Is that you?
Rika. I...
He picked up the phone!
Huh?
Yuri, you're alive. That's a relief.
No, actually, I knew you'd be alive.
- But, anyway... Would you calm down? - Uh...
Right. Understood.
They must be close by.
That's what happened since the last time we spoke.
Yuri, you've done well.
Thanks.
Gather allies, get your hands on the helicopter, and escape.
Is that what you're thinking? That plan definitely sounds like you.
Now, my turn to talk.
I was able to figure out your location from the info on the helicopter
and the location of the sun.
Now, I can come save you.
Seriously?
Dead serious.
But it'll take a while since it's far from where I am.
So make sure to stay alive until then.
I get to reunite with Rika!
- Oh, and one more thing. - Huh?
I've got a little favor to ask.
That Mayu... Mayuko Nise, was it?
That girl who became your ally.
I need you to shoot her. Right now.
Yeah, okay...
What?
In this world, there are no such things as allies.
Having a stranger anywhere near you is already a huge risk.
Yuri, you can't let your guard down because you think you've got an ally now.
You see, here, it's kill before you get killed.
That's just how it is.
What you need to do right now is kill Mayuko Nise,
and wait for me to rescue you.
Listen, Yuri.
All I want is for you to be okay.
Huh?
I'm sorry, Mayuko Nise.
It's cold.
All right, Rika, if you're saying that killing her is my way to escape,
then I guess...
I'm not going anywhere.
Hm?
You mean you prioritize her life over me rescuing you?
That's right.
All right. Then we'll hold off on the plan for me to come rescue you.
And also, I want to get in on your plan to steal the helicopter.
Huh? Um...
Oh, I get it.
According to my intel, it seems the helicopter arrives
at a different depot somewhere every day.
So, instead of meeting up, we should wait in separate places
to increase our chances of seizing it.
That horrible thing he said about killing Mayu.
He did it just to test my determination.
He wanted to make sure I intended to fully carry out the plan.
We need to gather more allies and weapons
to prepare for tomorrow's helicopter.
You know something, Rika?
Hm?
You really do have a twisted personality.
Sorry. I'll make it up to you when I see you. Please forgive me.
Sounds good. So what do I do now?
Well, in order to succeed, we're gonna need some thorough planning.
Let's talk about the first step...
Thanks for the phone.
You're done now?
Yeah, I need to borrow it again tomorrow morning, though.
No problem. I'm glad he's alive.
Hm? Huh?
Hey, Yuri, wait a minute! What are you doing?
I haven't showered in a while. I might smell really gross.
Mayu, I'm sorry.
It's just that I... I imagined something weird.
You what?
What do you mean by something weird?
Now then, how am I gonna make it up to her?
I can't believe she's just turning her back like that
to a stranger in this world.
She's either thick-skinned or has nerves of steel.
Or could it be that she really does trust me?
I didn't need to see that.
Hey, Yuri.
Yeah? What is it?
I'll go first when we cross the next bridge. All right?
What? Sure, that's fine.
Huh? Well, that's disgusting.
Hey, you able to talk at all?
Ever since Yuri was little,
she always thought of me as her strong older brother.
The truth is, I just act strong in front of her.
I mean, just take my name, for example.
Rika, it sounds like a girl's name.
So lame.
Rika?
Yup! It's made up of the Japanese characters for "reason" and "fire"!
Mm.
Die, die, die, die.
- Huh? "Die"? What? - Die, die, die.
Rika Honjo! That's my big brother! Cool name, don't you think?
I guess.
My brother's the nicest person ever!
I have no idea how to revert a Mask back to their human form.
Even if I break it or take it off, some remnant stays in their brain.
That's why I decided to kill all Masks.
In order for me to survive,
in order to save other people's lives,
I figured that's the best thing to do.
Of course, I hesitated at first.
Masks used to be humans, after all.
I would've chosen not to kill them if I had a choice.
In the amount of time I've been here,
I've changed.
I may no longer be the brother you once knew.
I just remembered what it was... what I need to do.
I need to find him.
I need to face him again and settle it once and for all.
Huh?
Rika?
Oh, I'm so glad!
Since I couldn't reach you, I thought you went off by yourself...
or that you might have died.
Without you here, we had no idea what to do next.
I'm sorry, I was just on the phone with my sister.
What? So that means that your sister's okay, right?
- Tell me something, Shinji. Takeda. - Yeah.
Maybe you can answer this, too.
If you two are here, are the other three all right?
Well, we knew that if we left, our defense would be weakened.
Regardless, we made the decision to come and search for you.
It was unanimous.
It's true. So we should go hurry back to them.
I never had any intention of creating allies.
Oh, well. I can't seem to completely abandon compassion.
Okay, fine. I'll go back...
What the...
A cannon ball?
Huh?
I can't see on my right side.
Takeda.
Takeda! No!
He pitched the cannon ball as if... as if he were playing baseball?
Such a high-speed pitch is impossible!
Get down!
Ah!
- It's too fast. - Huh?
This Mask is undoubtedly strong.
It's... It's the strongest one I've ever encountered!
We've gotta get out of here!
We're gonna make it!
There's an exit! Look!
We can escape!
What? Wait a minute!
Thanks, Rika. You saved me.
This door isn't going to open. Looks like a dead end.
We've gotta deal with that Baseball Mask somehow.
I know, but how? He's stronger than us.
How could we possibly defeat a monster like that?
- There's a way. - Uh... Are you sure?
I think he's playing a real baseball game.
Seriously?
Yeah, and he doesn't throw continuously.
The distance he was able to throw and that stance was...
He's definitely a pitcher, and he's playing by the rules of the game.
I see. He is wearing a baseball uniform so that makes sense.
There are a few things I've been wondering about all the different types of Masks.
If their brains are completely dominated,
you would think there wouldn't be any variations.
However, looking at the Masks I've encountered...
A part of their thinking from their human form exists.
It's what then manifests as their character.
Oh...
Basic logic and humanity are completely taken over
by whoever is in control.
It seems like they're able to keep some of their original thoughts.
For example...
Take things like baseball rules and sportsmanship,
if those aren't part of what's being controlled...
Shinji.
What is it?
Come on, throw me one!
You think you can beat us with your novice pitching!
I'm gonna hit a home run with this bat.
Damn it! This is so embarrassing. I'd almost rather die!
I've got no choice.
As long as I'm the batter,
that Mask has to follow the rules and won't be able to hit me!
Don't tell me...
Is this a dead ball?
Huh?
That strike was incredible.
It looks like I was right.
Which means there's no reason to be afraid now!
- Shinji! - Got it!
Rika, no!
At your level, there's no chance.
What?
You're nowhere near close.
At the level you're at now, you'll never become God of this realm.
What?
Well done.
You utilized the pre-Mask nature of my human form.
Realm? God? What the heck is he talking about?
But if you're already struggling with defeating me,
you're far from being God.
Wait. Does this guy know some secret about this world?
Well, at least I got to play ball in the end.
Um, Rika, was it not okay that I shot him?
It's fine. Don't worry about it, all right?
You did a good job with all of this, Shinji.
You're nowhere near close.
At the level you're at now, you'll never become God of this realm.
What did he mean "become God"?
I assumed the goal of this world was to get to the helicopter.
But is there a different objective?
Hey, Rika, are you okay?
Now's not the time to think.
Shinji, it would be best if we head back for now.
- Okay. - The mention of "God" bothers me.
But I should probably be more concerned about the "realm" part right now.
It's a good thing those boys didn't come in here.
If they did, I would've had to kill them.
Being able to navigate this realm cautiously,
that's the only way to survive.
That is the path to becoming God.
I just remembered another thing.
I'm deathly afraid of heights.
I don't get it. Why am I so fixated on that guy?
What exactly happened between us?
I can't remember anything important.
Uh, well, I better prioritize my life until I face him again.
Oh, yeah. That's right.
I was about to be killed by his sister.
Damn siblings. They're a pain in the ass.
If this is a realm, is there an area outside of it?
Maybe. And let's say there's a "host" of this realm.
If we could get on the outside and away from their control,
we may be able to find out more about this place,
and more importantly, how to destroy it.
An area outside of the realm may not exist,
but it'll make the plan to take the helicopter sound more convincing.
And if we really want to carry out this plan,
then we need hope to bring everyone together.
Uh, Rika?
Hold on. What about what you told me?
That Sniper Mask could be lurking around here somewhere.
We can't let our guard down just because it's dark, right?
Actually, Sniper Mask is dead.
My sister annihilated him.
What! So your sister has guts just like you do!
Yuri really killed that bastard, huh?
To be honest, I'm not surprised.
You want to destroy this world because it pisses you off.
That's what you said.
Well, I'm totally with you!
God? Realm?
We're going to destroy this horrible world.
No matter what it takes!
We'll do it with our very hands!
Hey, Mayu.
I have a feeling, someone just committed suicide again.
I don't know if it's suicide, but it's an everyday occurrence in this world.
You really shouldn't let it bother you to...
Of course, it bothers me!
As long as this world exists,
innocent people get kidnapped here,
then they're forced into committing suicide.
It's completely unforgivable!
I know, it's unfair.
But can you hurry up and just put some clothes on already.
I'll sleep here tonight.
What? Won't you catch a cold?
Well, we can't afford to be picky right now.
Yeah, but there's no bathroom here.
Bathroom? Why don't you just go take care of it in a bush or...
In... In a bush? But I...
Oh, um, I meant that for emergency situations.
Yeah. Yeah, you're right! This is an emergency.
I just gotta give up, right?
I just gotta give up!
I don't want to be doing this, either.
However, I can't disobey the mask's orders.
Did... Did my mask get an error that time?
I got my awareness back a little.
Give them despair. Make them commit suicide by jumping.
This Command isn't online. It's offline.
The moment you see the code inside the mask,
the Command gets installed in your brain.
Depending on your situation, different commands end up resonating.
How pathetic. This lousy mask, it has full control of my brain.
I'd just be a joke to him.
Huh? His name...
What was it?
Not again.
Excuse me, are you okay?
Huh?
Oh, my apologies.
I know Masks usually aren't able to converse.
Is this girl... an idiot?
You really think you can talk to a Mask like that?
I'll show you despair!
- Halt unnecessary action. - What?
- I, um... sorry. - It is unnecessary to push this human
- to the edge of despair. - I just...
This human has already reached the level close to God.
What the hell? What's with this command?
This realm is a facility to create God.
What do you mean "God"? I need specifics.
It is unnecessary for an Angel to interfere
with the one close to God.
So, um, I was just wondering if you're okay?
Are you able to hear me right now?
This realm is a facility to create God.