01x08 - Clay Dialogue

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If you collect 99 devil's keys,

you can have everything in the world.

The mysterious organization Gungnir
is holding an ACMA:GAME tournament.

Who is this Guide?

You should show respect
when you speak his name.

What has Gungnir done to you?

I think I might have found
Gungnir's hideout.

What the hell?

Get up here quickly before you fall.

Hurry!

You're out of your mind.

Why are you here?

Did Hoshin tell you to spy on me?

Do you want to know more
about the keys and Gungnir's Guide?

Then come with me.

What do you mean?

What are you hiding?

Let's speak while we walk.

A drone will find us if we stay here.

A while back,
things were going badly for the company.

I was drowning in it all,
when a key fell in front of me.

After that, Hoshin called
to tell me about the tournament.

He said you'd be playing too.

I guessed you accepted the invitation

to avenge your father's death.

So I pretended to be consumed by greed

to get closer to Hoshin and find out more.

I confided in Yuki a while ago.

So...

I didn't betray you.

Before I came here,
and since I've been here,

I've always been on your side.

The second match
of round two is about to begin.

-Players are asked...
-Yuki's next?

-...to move to...
-If anything happens...

-...the game room.
-...I hope Senya will help her.

Brother,

why didn't you save me?

Senya,

why are you the only one who survived?

You're alive for nothing.

You'll be alone forever.

-Brother, brother...
-Senya!

Not again.

Senya, it's me.

I want to win this.

I want to be like Ui, and help Teruasa.

Ui? Isn't he a traitor?

You've got it backwards.

He was on our side.

He's searching for Gungnir
with Teruasa right now.

Hoshin.

The Guide could be in there.

There are no surveillance cameras.

Come on.

-He's happy.
-Having fun?

-He's having fun.
-He's in a good mood.

-Here we go.
-Look.

Face this way.

-Look!
-He's smiling. So cute.

Daddy can't stop filming you, can he?

KING

I win.

I always win.

Mori was Dragon King at 19 years old.
He must be a genius.

A genius, huh?

But Date said he's only held on to
his title because of the key.

It's true that he lost a game once,

and apparently at one point
he couldn't play shogi at all.

Really?

But since he got the key
he's been on a winning streak.

He'll be a tough opponent.

Sorry, Mori. Are you okay?

Here.

Now don't get cross.

I'll get outta your way.

Let's go, Yukky.

Sorry.

Is that Mori's phone?

Yep, you got it.

You're a thief. Give it back!

If we wanna win,
we need information on the enemy.

But－

Nice to see you, my friends.

I'm sorry we're late.

It's the second match of round two
of the ACMA:GAME tournament.

The battle between Uesugi's team
and Mori's team begins.

The only thing at stake
is the right to each other's lives.

I can't wait to see the results.

Okay.

Shall we start?

Can I summon the devil?

Give my phone back first.

What? What do you mean?

You took it when you bumped into me.

It's here.

-Hey, wait.
-Sorry.

Yukky. Are you kidding me?

Did you see it?

So what if we did?

Even a sour-faced grouch like you
gets all cutesy around the family.

Hope they're not gonna be taken hostage
like Yukky's family was.

Don't worry.
My wife and son are safe at home.

I came here by choice.

To make sure I win

and get the keys.

I see.

Have you met Gungnir's Guide?

No.

Unfortunately, I haven't
even seen what he looks like.

But I did find out something about him.

The Guide and I have been acquaintances
for over ten years.

Ten years ago was around the time

of the Oda group case, wasn't it?

Yes.

Our Guide instructed us to do that too.

The Guide was the one
who attacked my father?

Yoo-hoo, El-chin.

Can you make it a game
that suits teams, El-chin?

I shall gladly comply with the wishes

of you silly, lowly humans.

Senya and Mori,

what do each of you demand?

I want the right to do
whatever I like with their lives.

Same for me.

I accept your requests.

This time, the game is called...

"Clay Dialogue"?

This game is played using clay.

Clay?

I love it already.

There are four turns in each set.

First, it's the question turn.

One person from the first team
goes through the door,

and writes a theme on the paper.

The theme must be a common, tangible noun.

A tangible noun.

So, like, "poop," or, "poop"?

You love poop, don't you?

The time limit
for the question turn is ten seconds.

A game with time limits, huh?

Next, the teams switch,

and the production turn begins.

One person on the opposing team

checks the theme chosen by the first team,

and tries to mold it with the clay.

The time limit is 60 seconds.

What? Only 60 seconds?

You can only communicate
the theme by using clay.

Can we write letters in the clay?

You may.

However, there is a risk that the letters
will be erased in the obstacles turn.

In the obstacles turn,

the second person from the team
who chose the theme

is allowed to mess up the clay sculpture
to make the theme unrecognizable.

The time limit is 20 seconds.

Well, makes sense.

The final turn is the answer turn.

In the answer turn,

the second player from the team
who created the clay sculpture

looks at the messed up clay,

and guesses the theme
originally chosen by the other team.

Those who guess the theme perfectly
score one point.

Incorrect guessers get nothing.

Both teams take turns to play six sets.

At the end, the player with the highest
number of points is the winner.

Can you do whatever you want
outside the door?

To make sure you don't
give the answer away during the set,

the other players will lose their sight,
hearing, smell, touch, and taste.

In other words,
all five senses are suppressed.

No way!

-In total darkness?
-Yes.

And no sound?

None.

Oh, right.

Mori's team will begin the question round,

and start the game!

CLAY DIALOGUE
SET 1

Remaining players, your senses
will be suppressed,

so please take your seats.

Senya, that includes you.
Please be seated.

Fine.

You will now lose all five senses.

I really can't see a thing.

Or hear anything.

No smell either.

SET 1
QUESTION

Cool.

Asai,

write down a theme.

You have ten seconds.

Gotta think of something impossible.

Hamburger? Steak? Mont Blanc?
I have no idea.

Five seconds have passed.

Oh, sh*t.

Done.

Good work, Asai.

Your senses will be suppressed.
Please sit.

What? That's so annoying.

This is creepy.

sh*t, this is gonna feel weird－

What?

Yuki, please go through the door.

Sheesh, this could be bad.

SET 1 PRODUCTION

You have 60 seconds to produce something.

DOG

A dog? Way too easy.

Five seconds have passed.

Wait, does it actually look like a dog?

Doesn't it look like a cow or a pig?

It's way more difficult than I thought
to make it look like a dog.

Thirty seconds have passed.

I know.

He looks in pain,
even though all his senses are blocked.

Why?

Well done, Yuki.

Your senses will be suppressed.
Please sit.

Okay.

Mori, it's time for the obstacles turn.

Please go through the door.

SET 1 OBSTACLES

So it's a dog and a kennel?

Mori, you have 20 seconds
to mess up the clay sculpture.

-Why didn't you save me?
-Senya,

-why are you the only one who survived?
-Senya.

Senya!

It's the answer turn.
Please go through the door.

Right.

You look a bit pale.

Are you okay?

SET 1 ANSWER

Please say what you think the theme is.

There is no time limit for this round,

so please think carefully.

Here goes.

For real?

Well, well. What are you going to do next?

What's this?

The clay is rock solid.

The clay is designed
to harden after a certain period of time.

All of it?

No exception?

Does that include
the clay that doesn't get used?

No.

Any clay that wasn't used
to create a sculpture won't harden.

It can still be reshaped.

Then what is this?

A dog

and a kennel?

And Mori has already
tried to sabotage this, right?

Indeed.

So which bit did Mori add on?

Why does the roof only
stick out at the back?

He just flattened one side?

That must be it.

I can see where Mori tried to trick me.

Reasoning invites doubt,
leading one far from the answer.

That's my strategy.

I'm alive.

Senya, it's time to answer.

My answer is...

house.

Senya,

incorrect!

You're kidding?

The answer is, "dog."

Dog?

Senya's team scores zero.

Then why is there only
an overhang at the back?

To convey a dog,

first, Yuki simply made a dog.

But she lost confidence
once she saw the result.

She probably thought you might
think it was a different animal.

So she made something else
associated with a dog.

Done!

A dog kennel.

When I saw it, I got thinking.

What small change could I make
to the kennel to mislead you?

Eaves on one side.

Just as I predicted,
you misinterpreted that small change.

You decided the dog was a decoy.

So the answer couldn't be, "dog,"

but must be, "house."

You're better at this than I thought.

But you fell

straight into the trap I set for you.

My bad.

This guy is bad news.

Senya, can I speak to you?

Yeah.

Did you see Mori just now?

He gives me the heebie-jeebies.

You looked like you were
struggling earlier. Is everything okay?

I'm totally fine.

You must be seeing things.

We're on the same team.
You shouldn't hide anything from me.

I promise I'm fine.

Shall we?

It's my turn to choose a theme.

What are those markings?

An attack.

Military invasion.

Revolution.

Coup d'etat.

They look like

current conflict zones across the world.

Why are they logging conflict zones?

And that star.

"Eliminate G20 from this world."

What does it mean?

Key locations?

The locations with the most keys are

the Caribbean,

the Aegean Sea,

and off the Ogasawara Islands.

This island is probably there.

They find information on the key owners

and enter them into the tournament.

Then,

why mark the conflict zones?

Could it be that?

SET 2
ANSWER

Mori, it's time for you to answer.

My answer is "valley".

Incorrect!

The correct answer is, "hill."

sh*t!

That was a malicious sabotage.

You're welcome.

It's zero points each.

Ui, Gungnir have 50 keys, don't they?

Yes.

So the aim of this tournament
is to take our keys.

If Gungnir takes ours, they will have 99.

By bringing conflict and destruction
to the current world,

they intend to create a new one.

But then why wouldn't they
just take the keys by force?

Why bother making us compete in the games?

I don't know.

I don't know why they're
making us compete in ACMA:GAME.

But...

the total number of keys between us
in this tournament is 18.

But there are 57 keys on this island.

So Gungnir's keys are on this island.

And somewhere else,

there's a place with 11 keys.

The Guide?

Yes.

The Guide is moving
the rest of Gungnir's keys.

It's on route to Japan.

He's coming here?

Many people will die if we let this go on.

It'll be a blood bath.

We need to find the rest of the keys
and destroy them.

I have to stop them
from getting what they want.

SET 3
ANSWER

The answer is "clay".

Senya.

CLAY

Correct!

We did it!

SET 4
ANSWER

The answer is "tile".

Mori.

TILE

-You're correct!
-Take that!

Smashed it!

We're tied.

Hey, Mori.

I have a little suggestion.

In the last two rounds,
why don't we switch the order?

I really don't care,

but you won't win with dirty tricks.

Okay with you, El-chin?

I approve.

I just need more time.

I've almost got it.

A foolproof way to beat him.

Teruasa, Hoshin's on his way here.

Hurry.

If we use a drone,
we can track down Ui and Teruasa－

No, no.

We don't need to find them.

It's a waste of time.

SET 5
ANSWER

Mori, what's your answer?

My answer is "house".

HOUSE

Correct!

Yes! We've won!

Now for the final set.

The question setter
must go through the door.

Bring it on!

Crap, we can't get ahead.

No matter what,
we need to get a draw in this set.

Then we will win next.

Yukky.

The next problem is...

how long will I last in the darkness?

All five senses will be blocked.

Teruasa!

Yukari, who won the game?

It's not finished yet.

Anyway, where did you go?
I was looking for you.

I stole devil's keys hidden by Gungnir.

-What? Seriously?
-Yes.

There aren't any keys in here.

That's not possible.

They disappeared?

Yukari,

play ACMA:GAME with me.

What?

I hate what comes to me in the quiet.

Regret and loneliness wash over me
again and again.

October 23rd, 2015.

When I got home in the night,
my home was destroyed,

and my mother and sister
had stopped moving, like broken dolls.

Senya!

The color is draining from your face.

Time for the production turn
of the final set.

FINAL SET
PRODUCTION

WATER

"Water."

Water doesn't have a fixed shape.

A pond, river, puddle,

a cup of juice, plumbing.

This is a really tough one.

But it doesn't matter.

I'll use this hiding place and my power.

It's a foolproof plan.

Time's up.

Senya, stop whatever you're doing.

I didn't want to have to use it.

But I have no choice.

Mori, it's time for the obstacles turn.

Please go through the door.

Sorry, Mori.

I'm going to hit you where it hurts.

You'll regret letting me
unleash my ability.

FINAL SET
OBSTACLES

It's you!

Shizu? How did you get here?

Where am I?

We were at home,
then suddenly we were here.

Devil power.

You have 20 seconds
to mess up the clay sculpture.

What's that? Whose voice was that?
Hey, you!

This is bad.

My devil power is Super Delivery.

Also called Rapid Retrieval.

As long as I know where it is,

I can bring in anything
from outside the sealed room.

No matter how formidable Mori may be,

the sudden appearance
of his dear family will confuse him,

and before he knows it,
his time will be up.

What a pity I can't watch
as your face gets all flustered.

What is this place?

You've been away for days.

What are you doing here?

Answer me!

Ten seconds have passed.

I can't mess this up now.

What?

It's the answer turn.

Yuki, go through the door,

look at the clay sculpture,
and make your guess.

Could that woman holding the baby
be Mori's family?

I don't know how they got here,

but Senya used his devil power.

Mori must have been in shock.

He didn't have time to think
and made a mess of the clay.

But it's fine.

The answer isn't here.

The correct answer is over here.

Here!

Inside the clay.

The clay on the main table

hardens at the end of the turn,
and can't be modified.

But the clay
on the workshop table is different.

However much time passes,
the clay stays soft.

Found it.

Mog chocolate?

I'll bet this Mog chocolate
on a game with Yukari.

Understood.

-Then let the game－
-But first,

I have some questions.

What do you want to know?

I stole the devil's keys in Gungnir's
possession, but they disappeared.

Where did they go?

Unless the owner passes them on,

or you beat the owner at ACMA:GAME,

devil's keys cannot be moved.

So the keys were returned to that room.

It appears that the finals
at the other venues have finished.

I see.

Sorry to bother you.
The Guide will arrive shortly.

I'm coming.

What's happening?

FINAL SET
ANSWER

Yuki, it is time for you to answer.

My answer is...

ice.

Yuki.

Incorrect!

Take that!

The correct answer is, "water."

Therefore, the winner of Clay Dialogue

is Mori's team!

What happened, Yukky?

Did he find the hiding place?

You wrote the answer
in the middle of the soft clay.

I had the same idea.

But I was surprised.

My wife and son were behind that door.

I guess you summoned them here
with your devil power.

But you should have lost your sh*t,
and the ability to reason calmly.

Twenty seconds should have flown by!

So, is this your wife and baby?

I'm Mori's wife, Shizu.

Nice to meet you.

It's lovely to meet you too－

Wait, what?

What was that for?

Hold on one second,
your wife and child are right here.

Seems so.

I mean, like, right here.

What the hell?

How can you be so calm?

Stop it, Senya.

You were reunited with your family.

How can you ignore them like that?

Isn't family more important to you?

Winning

is my one and only priority.

Winning is more important to me
than my family.

You're disgusting!

Don't speak to my husband like that.

What?

The most valuable thing to Mori
is winning a serious game.

That's what my husband lives for.

You can have your own values
and ideas of happiness,

but please don't impose them on us.

When they appeared,

I lost my concentration.

What are you doing here?

Answer me!

Ten seconds have passed.

I can't mess this up now.

I'm in the middle of a game! Go away!

Akira－

Shut Out.

Also known as Distraction Elimination.

It's a devil power
that makes a chosen object

imperceptible to the senses
until the end of the game.

I had a few seconds left.

Just enough to change the kanji
from "water" to "ice".

Now we must settle the bets.

Mori now has the right
to do as he wishes with your lives,

Senya and Yuki.

All devil's keys in Senya's possession,

fall into Mori's hands.

This brings the game Clay Dialogue
to an end.

Until we meet again.

Thank you.

That was quite the game,

Senya.

Akira.

Sorry for brushing you aside
during the game.

Isamu,

I've missed you.

Sorry, Yukky.

I lost it.

Why are you apologizing?

I'm the one who should be sorry.

You were in pain throughout the game,

and there's nothing I could do.

I'm meant to be your friend.

Senya, Yuki.

Teruasa.

Who are they?

Senya.

Sorry, Terurin.

I couldn't keep my promise.

The game isn't over yet.

I'm no use to you anymore.

That's not true.

Have you forgotten?

You made a bet against me.

So help me finish this.

If I'm going to destroy all of the keys,
I'll need your help.

Guess I'm outta options.

Looks like I'm gonna be
stuck with you a little longer.

Wait there.

You're worse than Gungnir.

What we gonna do if you destroy the keys?
They're worth everything to me.

More than a person's life?

That's totally irrelevant－

They want the keys to take the lives
of huge numbers of people.

We're just pawns in their game.

What?

Take lives?

I went to their hideout.

There was information on the key owners,

and a world map
marked with conflict zones.

What Gungnir describes
as "creating a new world,"

means taking our keys
to create an even bigger w*r.

Why bother with a tournament
when they could just take the keys?

You can't take the keys by force.

Unless the owner passes them on,

or you beat the owner at ACMA:GAME,

devil's keys cannot be moved.

So they'll use the game
to take them from us?

Probably. The Guide will take on

whoever makes it to the end.

Is this Guide even that good?

The Guide?

As the one with the most keys
in the world.

His luck is boundless.

You'll be like
a lamb to the slaughter before him.

We're all being used by Gungnir.

This whole tournament

is just part of his trap.

Ui.

The finals at the other two venues
have been completed.

Everyone apart from the winner,

friends and enemies alike,
were ex*cuted by Gungnir.

What? Will the same happen to us?

That's what they'll do
if we hand over our lives?

The guide has planned the whole thing.

Well, well,

thank you very much, Ui.

You saved me the trouble of explaining.

Hoshin,

where is The Guide?

You want to meet him that much?

Just tell me.

Teruasa,

calm down.

The Guide's true identity is－

No, no, no!

Don't take all of the fun out of it.

So,

the Guide has arrived.

Father.

How?

NEXT EPISODE

DIVE INTO THE FINAL CHAPTER

A fierce showdown between father and son.

I will remold this world
into a better one.

I will crush all of your ambitions.

This is our fate, as father and son.