01x15 - Lights, Camera, Action

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(clock ticking)

(tense music)

-(door opens)

-USHIOH, MIO: Shinpei!

(both panting)

-(heartbeat)

-(quivering)

(muffled g*nsh*t)

(grunts softly)

Shin-chan.

SHINPEI: That r*fle shot, it came

from from outside.

(gasps)

They got to Nezu. How did they

USHIOH: I didn't sense any shadows.

If a shadow had k*lled you,

I would've seen it coming.

The b*llet must have been real.

Damn it, we should have never

let Nezu be alone.

(thumps)

SHINPEI: He was too far

outside your range,

you'd have never detected him.

This is my fault!

They must've found out that Nezu

was our sn*per somehow.

Damn it.

I really thought

they'd want to go right after me.

-(ominous music)

-(gasps)

(rocks rattling)

But wait, doesn't it make way more sense

for them to take you alive?

I mean, you'll just loop, anyway,

won't you? Why k*ll you?

SHINPEI: They figured it out.

Heine is looping back with me,

I can't escape.

(both gasp)

Remember that the starting point

gets later every time.

I can see it now.

I'm approaching the limit.

(clock ticks)

SHINPEI: The ledge of time

where I'm standing

is crumbling slowly but surely.

Now, I'm pretty sure I can only loop back

one more time

if I die at the same moment

I did last time.

(theme music)

SUMMER TIME RENDERING

JULY 22

(SEVENTH LOOP)

(clock ticks)

NEZU: So you think

you only have one loop left?

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

Yes, if this is the limit,

I return to this point every time I die.

SHINPEI:

But now I can't go back past that point,

so this is the new starting point.

TIME - LIMIT: 6:40, DEATH: 7:55

Last time I died, at 7:55 p.m.,

and my starting point was 6:40.

LIMIT: 6:40

So it's like I'm walking forward

from that point

with a slow, deliberate stride,

with no stopping it.

Right now, it's 7:20 p.m.

And the limit is still moving forward.

But the limit can't catch up to me now

since it still moves slower than I do.

But I also think it picks up speed

each time I die.

So if you were to die right now,

when would the next starting point be?

If I were to guess

I mean, based on my previous times,

maybe a little past seven.

-(Mio gasps)

-Uh, wait.

That was a few minutes ago!

So if I die any earlier than last time,

and my predictions

actually hold any water,

I won't get a ninth loop.

SHINPEI:

While I'm plodding forward in time…

CURRENT LIMIT: 7:02

DEATH: 7:20

…the limit will pass me by.

And then there'd be nothing to go back to.

SHINPEI: That's right.

And I'd fall straight into the void.

(foreboding music)

Wait, wait, are you serious?

You're not making this up,

are you, Shinpei?

He's the observer, he can see everything.

It's gotta be true.

HIZURU: Think of the cliff

he's talking about like an event horizon.

If he falls over the edge into the abyss,

his death is certain.

And the world Heine envisions

will become a reality.

Heine must have realized that

and came to k*ll you because of it.

That's horrible!

NEZU: Okay, so how did they find me?

SHINPEI: Heine may have figured out

our strategy during the fourth loop.

HIZURU: They must have decided to scan me,

when I was fatally wounded

sometime near the end of the loop,

and then simply read all my memories

leading up to that moment.

How exactly do shadows

exchange information?

Do they show each other

their memories like you do?

Mm-hm, plus, they can write

and talk to each other.

And Heine also uses telepathy.

Shadows experience pseudo-loops

but only in some cases,

if they come in contact with Heine.

Hold on a second.

Data can be passed

from loop to loop, right?

NEZU: Do you think it's possible

they could have copied my r*fle?

If so, we need to be careful,

this place isn't safe.

We're fine, don't worry.

A copied item will disappear

if it's too far

from the shadow that printed it.

USHIOH: Copied items can't exist outside

of a 50-meter radius

from the shadow itself.

NEZU: So a b*llet from the copied r*fle,

no matter where the sh**ter is,

will have a maximum range of 50 meters.

Then even an unlimited supply

of a*mo would be useless.

SHINPEI:

Obviously, the enemy won last time,

but we learned a lot.

This mark here means Heine knows

where I am at all times.

Heine won't miss a chance to come here

and watch me die.

Let's finish this, once and for all.

(clock ticks)

Hm?

NEZU: Shinpei, they're coming

in your direction from the front.

That's quite the entourage

you've got there, Shide.

That's right, and it seems you've managed

to swell your ranks, too, Shinpei.

I don't see them out in the open, though.

They must be hiding out somewhere.

Is this a trap?

I'm not like you.

You're the only one here who cheats.

It's time to stop playing around

and battle face-to-face.

Oh? You sound awfully confident,

I can't imagine why.

It would be our pleasure. Eh? Right, Mioh?

Right.

I expected no less.

God, you're so cool!

(suspenseful music)

Huh?

Hello, Sis.

SHINPEI: If they're after me,

I'll draw them out, I'll be the bait.

He ran away.

What happened to face-to-face?

Ugh! Where are you taking him?

Get back here.

(g*nsh*t)

(gasps)

Shinpei Ajiro, you dirty little rat.

NEZU: That Shide shadow has no weaknesses.

How are we gonna beat that?

What are we gonna do?

SHINPEI: Hurry!

SHADOW SHIORI: Just wait, Mioh.

Ugh!

(g*nshots)

SHIDE: Excuse me for a moment.

(thrilling music)

Huh?

-(glass shatters)

-(groans)

Papa, Mama, come with me.

(shadows screeching)

SHADOW SHIO:

We'll go after Shinpei and Ushioh.

You go after the hunter, track him down.

Yes. Yes, I understand, oh, Mother.

(eerie music)

SHINPEI: Ryunosuke!

Keep moving, you two,

I'll take care of this.

Watch our backs.

I know you won't be able

to hear me now, I understand,

but I forgot to tell you

something important. Listen to me.

HIZURU: Thank you.

(thrilling music)

Damn it! It's coming! It's your turn now!

That's my shadow!

I got this one, you guys!

No! g*dd*mn it.

Uh-huh. I get it. You're all fired up,

but don't make a fool of yourself, okay?

Sorry, Tokiko.

(whines)

TOKIKO: Rosencrantz.

Guildenstern.

(whines)

Time to explode.

But just make sure you do it quietly.

(g*nshots)

(yells)

(grunts)

(g*nshots)

Hizuru Hizuru!

Asako.

Go to your left, move.

(g*nsh*t)

(grunts)

That b*llet should have hit.

(grunts)

-(g*nsh*t)

-(groans)

I told you he'd take a hit for them.

HIZURU: I see

Ugh

HIZURU: It can predict how I move,

and it's always two seconds ahead.

You got that right.

(g*nsh*t)

(gasps)

-(g*nsh*t)

-HIZURU: It's Nezu!

-(c*ck g*n)

-(g*nshots)

-(Shide groans)

-(g*nsh*t)

Damn. That old man

doesn't even need the scope.

SHIDE: He's quite the sharpsh**ter.

SHADOW SHIORI: Are you okay, Shide?

SHIDE: You need to find a place to hide.

It's dangerous here.

SHADOW SHIORI: For god's sake.

Where's Mioh? What's taking her so long?

(gasps)

SHADOW SHIORI: Tokiko?

Take care of it, Gil.

(shrieking)

SHADOW SHIORI: Stop it!

Tokiko's not the boss of you anymore.

(whimpering)

SHADOW SHIORI: k*ll Tokiko now.

k*ll Tokiko now!

(Gil shrieks)

(thwacks)

(chuckles)

Uh

What's wrong, Heine?

My link got cut,

the one connecting me to that stray.

The only one who can do that is

Ushioh.

Come on, I dare you to come and get me!

Did you do this, huh?

(static)

(g*nshots)

(grunts)

Well, they're certainly making this fun

for us, aren't they?

(tense music)

(grunts)

(grunts)

(gasps)

(grunting)

TOKIKO: Wow, what a body, so graceful.

You were always very athletic.

Ah, I'd love to just stand here,

watching you move, but

(Mioh grunts)

Now, do it!

(grunts)

(grunts)

(music halts)

(light clanks)

SHIDE: You claimed you wanted

to fight us face-to-face.

I guess you lied about that.

It's such a shame.

To think I actually believed you.

I have much too trusting a nature.

I knew you'd go after me,

even if you knew it was a trap

from the start.

You're just that desperate and arrogant!

USHIOH: So you think

you're above all of us?

-(static)

-(gasps)

Shinpei is even higher!

(groans)

(blasts)

(grunts)

That right there's a gas fire.

There's no way they'll get out.

-(Shide screeching)

-(Shadow Shiori crying)

USHIOH: It's working.

They really are vulnerable to fire.

(both screaming)

(grunts)

I'm sorry, Papa, Mama. I know it's hot.

But no need to worry.

I'll be back right after I k*ll him!

Take this, you giant monster!

-(weapon fires)

-(gasps)

(grunting)

-Uh

-(static)

SHINPEI: Look at me.

-You underestimated us, Heine!

-(grunts)

This is for Ushio!

(g*nsh*t)

(groans)

(Shadow Shiori groaning)

(Shadow Shiori choking)

(coughing)

(Shadow Shiori gasps)

I got you now.

USHIOH: I'll erase you, okay?

You're going to stop using Shiori's body,

you little phony.

You hear what I said?

(splats)

-SHADOW SHIORI: Please stop.

-(gasps)

Stop. Don't do it. Don't erase me.

You know, I chose this body

for one reason.

SHADOW SHIORI:

So I could go back home as her

and and be with her family forever.

Heine! Crying won't work on me!

(sobs)

Please don't

HEINE: Don't erase me.

(grunting)

(Shinpei gasps)

It's It's still alive?

Oh, my god! No way!

Ushioh!

(whimpering)

Shinpei!

(screaming)

(Shide laughs)

Did you you really think

you could k*ll k*ll me

with fire, Ushioh?

But But it can k*ll you!

You You You know, I was thinking.

You and Heine carry the data

into the next loop loop, right?

That That means

you'll carry your injuries, too too,

even your own death!

It will probably take a few minutes

for Shinpei to die this time,

since I made sure not to hit his vitals.

You know, I wonder what would happen

if you died before he does.

I really want to really want

to see how it

how it turns out.

SHINPEI: Oh, no.

(Shinpei gasps)

Ushioh!

(gasps)

(groans)

Sorry to ruin your experiment,

but I don't plan on dying!

SHIDE: That was very sly of you.

Somehow I didn't notice you change places.

All I grabbed was

a dummy printed on a single lock of hair.

-(static)

-(warbles)

(Ushioh grunts)

You're not unbeatable!

You're getting erased!

SHINPEI: A human hand.

There's someone inside.

(screaming)

(silence)

(gasps)

Where did the fire go?

(choking)

SHINPEI: I can't breathe Heine

What did

(coughs)

you do?

(grunts)

(gasps)

(coughing)

What the hell?

(grunting)

SHINPEI: I think they got away.

I was so close to erasing it.

(thuds)

Ushioh!

SHADOW SHIORI: Shide, are you okay?

SHIDE: Yes. I can mold myself

back together.

Where are Papa and Mama?

SHIDE: I know Shinpei is fatally wounded.

It shouldn't be too much longer

before he dies and enters his final loop.

(stomach rumbles)

(groans)

SHADOW SHIORI: I'm very hungry.

SHIDE: Yes, I know.

(panting)

SHINPEI: Ushioh.

USHIOH: It's okay, I'm fine, Shinpei.

I'm just tired from copying so much.

You're bleeding, look at you.

Don't act so tough, just let me help you.

Shinpei.

This blood is just

from all the glass I touched.

You're the one

with the serious wound, look!

Bulletproof vest.

I learned how to make it online.

(gasps)

(sobs)

(Shinpei groans)

SHINPEI: No, no, no, that hurts!

Stop, stop!

(Shinpei grunts)

My shoulder and my side still got hit!

Thank goodness.

(Shinpei gasps)

(somber music)

HIZURU: A fire caused by copied gasoline

and matches is nothing more than data.

Ushioh was able to control

what the flames touched.

It didn't burn us or the building.

So fire works against shadows,

and it instantly kills

the ones made by Shide.

It also seems

to slow Shide down significantly.

Ushioh's hacking helped us learn

that someone is inside Shide's body,

trapped or imprisoned there.

However, Heine scanned the oxygen

in the gym and erased it.

Suddenly, a huge rush

of outside air blew into the building,

and Heine escaped.

Ushioh didn't get

to scan Shide's true identity.

All the air in there crazy.

We can copy gases and liquids, too.

It just needs to be

in some kind of container, you know?

You copied all the gasoline in that drum,

didn't you, Ushioh?

USHIOH: Mm-hm.

If you consider the gym a container,

it's possible.

(Tetsu sighs)

USHIOH: You know, I hate to say it,

but I don't think I can scan

something that big.

It's impressive.

So close.

Well, we did learn a lot from tonight.

Mm-hm.

USHIOH: Everyone survived.

And that's what really matters.

You're right.

-SHINPEI: Ushioh.

-Huh?

Come on.

Like we planned?

SHINPEI: Yeah.

Let me ask you one more time, Ushioh.

If you cut the link to Heine,

will it really be safe?

I'm sorry, I'm just not sold on this yet.

It worked with Rose and Gill, right?

Mm-hm. I'll tweak its mind a bit.

It'll basically be like me, more or less.

We could k*ll it right now

and be done with it.

Are you sure, Mio?

Mm-hm. I am. Do it, Sis.

MIO: Make her an ally. We need her.