01x01 - Shiten

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Do you understand?

No, not at all.

I figured as much. Considering how

dated this instant learning system is.

Can you get up?

Let me ask you this first.

Do you think humanity should

be erased from this universe?

Huh?

Looks like you've definitely

lost your memory.

Lost my memory?

Sorry. That was a weird thing to ask.

Don't worry about it.

I'll explain things as we go.

But just remember this one thing.

One of the three people you're about to meet,

isn't human.

Interstellar Cruiser D.Q.O.

That's the ship we're aboard right now.

We took off from Liu-An and are currently

en route to a planet in the Allacosia system.

But at this rate,

our arrival will be postponed

indefinitely.

What? Indefinitely?

There's a problem we're dealing with.

Until that problem is resolved, we won't

get clearance to land on any planet.

Here we are.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

Ah, the guest of honor has arrived.

Guest of honor?

Good work, Setsu.

Has their memory come back?

Unfortunately not.

Wait, what? So they've got,

like, zero memories?

Doesn't that make things difficult?

Actually, it's rather simple.

We just need to put them into cold sleep.

Cold sleep?

I mean, there's nothing more suspicious

than their conveniently timed amnesia.

Isn't that a bit too obvious?

I agree.

Faking amnesia now would bring

too much attention to yourself.

That simply means their intellect

was lacking to begin with.

They say the Gnosia possess the same level

of intelligence they had before infection.

Gnosia?

You really seem to have

it in for Yuri, Racio.

That actually makes you

the most suspicious.

Oho So you're suspecting me?

Well, I'm sure all will be

made clear once we discuss things.

It's not like we have any way

of knowing who it is for sure,

so let's just go ahead and vote!

Vote?

W-Wait!

I have no idea what's going

on here! Vote for what?

What are Gnosia?

Feigning ignorance even now?

You embarrass yourself.

LeVi, you heard our conversation

just now, didn't you?

Yes. I heard everything.

Could you give us just a little

more time before the meeting?

The instant learning system

wasn't functioning properly,

so Yuri doesn't understand what's going on.

Understood.

It is true that this situation

is less than ideal.

I will delay the starting

time of the meeting.

I'm going to make some coffee.

Then use this.

Someone gave it to me in Liu-An.

Way to go, Setsy! You're one heckuva woman.

You get my heart pumpin'!

I told you. I'm not a woman.

So, where should we start?

I'm not exactly sure how to answer that

Anything goes.

Conversations held outside of our

meetings don't get recorded by the system.

So you can ask us anything right now.

That said, our time is in short supply.

I hope you won't waste it

with stupid questions.

First, could I get all of your names?

Right. That's a good place to start.

I'm Setsu.

Heh, I'm SQ!

Jina.

I'm Racio.

And you're Yuri.

Yuri So that's my name.

Yes. We were attacked by Gnosia

infectees back in Liu-An.

During the attack, you were badly injured,

so you were put into a medical pod

from which you just woke up.

And the shock caused you to lose your memory.

That is, if you're not faking it.

Would you like milk or sugar?

Just leave the milk.

It's almost like you're

some kind of princess!

Sounds like we need a kiss

from Prince Charming! Mwah!

More importantly, we need to make sure

they understand how Gnosia infectees work.

Honestly, how bothersome.

Gnosia infectees?

People who have been infected

by coming into contact with Gnos.

We don't know what exactly Gnos is, though.

Those who are infected and become

Gnosia are enemies of humanity.

They attack humans and eliminate them.

Simply put, they're just like zombies

that've been turned by a virus.

Rawr!

So there could be a Gnosia among us?

Ha! You finally slipped up.

So you think there's a Gnosia among us.

That seems a bit too intuitive

for someone with no memory.

There's nothing unusual about coming to that

hypothesis from the explanation we just gave.

Also, this isn't the appropriate

time for accusations.

Am I wrong?

Very well. I'll defer to you.

You're just delaying the inevitable, though.

Looks like you lost that argument.

Since our departure,

the AI that manages this ship,

LeVi, has been able to

detect a Gnosia on board.

Right?

That is correct.

I am currently detecting one Gnosia.

According to normal protocol,

upon the detection of Gnosia,

LeVi is to cease navigation

and begin the self-destruct sequence.

However, the current

inhabitants of this vessel

are all refugees fleeing

the incident on Liu-An.

In light of the circumstances,

LeVi has agreed to postpone self-destructing.

Under the condition that we begin sending

crew members into cold sleep one by one.

"Are you the werewolf?"

Have you heard that phrase before?

Werewolf?

Yes. It's a pretty old game,

but it's essentially what we're doing now.

Imagine a village that has been infiltrated

by a wolf in human form.

In order to discover which

of them is the werewolf,

the villagers hold a meeting and vote.

They choose the most suspicious

one and hang them.

If the villagers are able to hang the wolf

The villagers win.

If the werewolf stays alive until the end

The werewolf wins.

We will also hold a meeting to choose

one of us to send into cold sleep.

If the Gnosia presence disappears,

the problem is solved.

If not, we hold another meeting

the next day and choose another.

We continue until the presence is gone.

But that's

You'd think there'd be a cleverer

way to go about this.

But that's the compromise we made with LeVi.

Hm Welp, you definitely

still look confused.

No I do understand now.

But I'm not sure how to go about voting.

Well, you are meeting us for the first time.

We all basically just met, too.

They say that Gnosia'll lie about

anything to save their own skin.

So let's just go with our gut

and decide in a flash!

It is time.

Please begin the meeting.

Okay, let's begin.

This discussion will

determine whether we survive.

First, did anyone notice

any suspicious behavior

or any other evidence

characteristic of the Gnosia?

You say that, but, like

All we really have to go on is that

someone here is concealing their identity.

I'm not sure if that's enough

to make a decision.

Ha!

They say that humans who have a gender

are easily swayed by external looks.

It seems that is true.

Appearances determine everything.

That doesn't apply to me,

but I still don't feel like suspecting Yuri.

Ooh, looks like the

reinforcements have arrived!

I told you, didn't I? I'm in the military,

so I've interacted with people in the past

who pretended to have amnesia.

It's not something you can easily pull off

by just acting like you have it.

Could you tell us a little bit

about yourself?

I'd like to base my decision on that.

I'm not sure what to say

Anything is fine. What are

you thinking right now?

I'm Yuri.

You may not believe it,

but I don't know who I am, or even my name.

To be honest, I still think

this is some kind of bad dream.

But while you were all talking,

I was thinking

that I'm glad that you're all good people.

So I want everyone here to survive.

That's what I'm thinking right now.

Talk about a contradiction.

One of us here is a Gnosia.

I know that, but

It is time.

We will now change over

to the voting process.

Huh?

What's

We're transferring to the voting room.

Originally, it was the secondary

control room for emergencies,

but LeVi prepared this room

for us so we could all vote fairly.

Everyone, please enter your votes.

You may not veto the result.

The voting result will be deemed

to be the will of all present,

and you will abide by it.

Do you agree?

Then it is time for the verdict.

Who is the Gnosia?

Voting has completed. Five valid votes.

The voting rate is 100%.

The votes will now be tallied.

It has been decided.

Racio will be put into cold sleep.

Cold sleep is from the dark ages.

There are many cases of

people never waking up.

You all know it's been banned in certain

star systems for that very reason.

That said, we must abide by the results.

I'm aware.

I can't veto, right?

But if you freeze me out of everyone here,

you'll be allowing the Gnosia

to operate unhindered.

How frustrating. How insanely frustrating.

- Do you really think that I'm the Gnosia?

- Ugh, would you shut up already?

Time to put you on ice!

Oh, hey, wai—

If this causes the Gnosia

presence to disappear,

that lamp should change to green.

Welp. Looks like we were wrong.

If the Gnosia is still here,

that means they'll have the run of

the ship while we're in warp drive.

Humans aren't able to maintain

consciousness during a warp,

but the Gnosia can move about.

They take advantage of that time to attack.

Looks like someone's going

to get attacked and disappear!

No way So we're defenseless?

Can't we do something about that?

If you asked LeVi that,

I'm sure the response would be

"Then the options are either to self-destruct

the whole ship and the Gnosia with it,

or have all personnel onboard

enter cold sleep."

I told you. This is the compromise we made

to avoid the worst possible option.

Let's go calm down a bit.

LeVi, can we?

Affirmative.

There is still some time

before the warp commences.

Feel free to do as you like.

Well, bye for now.

I'm a bit hungry, so I'm gonna go have

a sad meal all by my lonesome.

Sniffle, sniffle.

Something, somewhere in this universe…

It's trying to corrupt us.

To turn us into something else

Turn us into something else?

Yuri.

Oh, right.

Wow

This is the observatory.

If you ask LeVi, you can see

any planet you want.

LeVi, could you show us Liu-An?

Understood.

So we came from there?

Yes. Just a while ago, I could never have

imagined something like this happening.

You're a soldier, right?

Yes. I came from Base 52.

Have we known each other for a while already?

Huh? Why do you ask?

I just had this feeling.

If you don't want to talk about it,

then that's okay.

It just felt that way somehow.

We've only just met.

But

I think you should trust

that feeling of yours.

From now on and forever.

Forever

What did they mean by that?

Whoa, there.

Whoopsie, it opened up.

Welp, I'm just gonna make myself at home.

You're

I'm SQ.

Did you already forget what

we did that one night?

That one night?

Of course, you don't remember.

I mean, you couldn't.

We've never met before today.

Did you come here just to tease me?

Oh, my badsies.

Don't be mad. I came here

because I was worried.

I'm fine.

I mostly understand what's going on now,

and everyone's been kind to me.

Uh-oh. That's some dangerous thinking there.

If I were to say it like Racio

"Hah! You're nothing but

easy pickings for them!

Oh, how pitiful! How truly pitiful!"

What's that supposed to mean?

I told you. The Gnosia lie.

If you let your guard down, you'll be wide

open to their manipulation, and in the end

They'll gobble you up.

Stop that.

It's best if you don't blindly trust people.

Not anyone.

Three minutes until warp.

Whoopsie, looks like it's time.

Since I'm here, want to just share a bed?

With li'l ol me?

Anti-Gnosia procedures do not allow that.

Please return to your room.

Aw, boo. LeVi doesn't

want us to have any fun.

You know, Yuri

You have surprisingly cute eyes.

I can't help but wanna tease you.

Beginning warp countdown.

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five,

four, three, two, one.

This is

I guess this means I wasn't attacked.

If the three of us are here, that means the

one who was attacked by the Gnosia was

Unable to sense Jina's presence

following warp procedure.

Again, I

"Again"?

But this means

that we've been able to narrow it

down to three suspects, partner!

So one of us three is the Gnosia.

I believe in you, Yuri.

I can't imagine that you're

actually faking your amnesia.

Oho, so that's your play.

Which means, the Gnosia is

By process of elimination, yes.

I see, I see. I guess that's

just how it's gonna end up.

But I actually feel the same way.

I'm pretty sure Yuri's in the clear.

So you suspect me?

It's just process of elimination.

What about you, Yuri?

I want to hear what you think.

Huh? I

Once there's an equal number

of humans and Gnosia,

they will take over the ship by force.

It's in their nature.

Basically, this is our last chance.

Do or death!

If we freeze the Gnosia, it's a happy ending.

If we get it wrong,

it's a bad ending!

This is our final decision!

So, yeah.

Let's do this thing!

What should I do?

Setsu and SQ One of them is lying.

One of them eliminated Jina.

That one is the Gnosia.

One of them is lying

I told you. The Gnosia lie.

What SQ said is suspicious, but

Do you think humanity should

be erased from this universe?

We've only just met.

Again, I

Setsu is also hiding something from me.

Then it is time for the verdict.

Who is the Gnosia?

Voting has completed.

Three valid votes.

The voting rate is 100%.

The votes will now be tallied.

It has been decided.

Setsu will be put into cold sleep.

SQ, could I get some time alone with Yuri?

Hm Okay. Talk while you still can.

Setsu

I have no intention of blaming

you for what happened.

I simply wasn't convincing

enough. That's on me.

I just

What is that?

Doubt not, fear not, and know.

Knowledge will save all.

That's what the person

who gave this to me said.

Doubt not, fear not, and know.

Knowledge will save all.

What just?

Now you have the power to transcend death.

But that also means you're just beginning

your long journey to escape this place.

What do you mean?

You'll know soon enough.

So I want you to do your best.

For everyone's sake and for your own.

It's about time, guys!

Let's meet again, okay?

Setsu!

Setsu

Welp, I guess this is the end.

Huh?

I guess it's just the two of us now.

So how do you wanna pass the time

until the bad ending?

Do you understand?

This is