01x10 - Closing

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STORY BY TAIGA MIYAKAWA

So he is...

the Emperor!

You really are a child, huh?

So you were putting on an act
during the broadcasts?

That made it more mysterious
and exciting, didn't it?

How was it? Was it fun?

This isn't a joke!
How many people do you think...

What's wrong, Sane?

Come on, Papa.

I went out of my way to extend the time,
so don't waste it.

I wanted to have
a calm and quiet conversation with you,

Papa.

Imagine what it feels like...

Having complete strangers,
driven by their filthy desires,

take advantage of
your mind, body, and life.

And having to go through the t*rture
of seeing them

worship you and pamper you
the moment you hit jackpot.

Nobody viewed me as a human being.

That's why I k*lled them.

I showed them that I have my own will.

That's when I learned...

that someone had the Parental Right

as a trump card to defeat me.

It was great news.

That meant there was
a human being out there who was

destined to become my parent.

If my parent is a human being,

being their child
makes me human too, right?

Saneatsu, stay calm.

The Emperor made you forfeit
your Parental Right.

Even if his story is true,
it doesn't make sense.

Yeah, you're right.

It's true that I'm happy to meet you, but...

The sense of dominance
the Majority Vote gives me

is the best feeling ever.

As long as I obtain special rights,
I can create the world of my dreams.

I'm going to turn this world
into my utopia.

Do you know what
special rights really are?

Of course.

Human "desires" have been accumulating
over a long period of time,

and in one way or another,

they materialized
as special rights in this world.

It's abnormal, isn't it?
This world is nearing its end.

Did you find that out through
some kind of special right?

I don't know any more than that.

You might be able to hear more about that

from God or his subjects,
if they even exist.

God's... subjects?

By the way, what did you come here for?

Is it worth forfeiting
your Parental Right for?

My defenses are impenetrable.

Unfortunately, nothing will work on me.

We know you can only k*ll people
through the Majority Vote.

Then what about this?

In exchange for doing
one more Majority Vote right now,

I will stop taking
any more Majority Votes.

I can't make up the questions on my own.

But you guys took down the puppet
who managed the library of questions.

So let's just say
that you guys voluntarily

handed me the right to ask the question.

Negotiation Right, activated.

Will you take a Majority Vote right now,

or ignore it
and let the Majority Vote continue?

Choose one.

Under one condition.

What is it?

Limit the effects of the Majority Vote
to only the people here.

You don't want other people
to be involved, huh?

Sure, whatever.

Well then, I agree to doing
one last Majority Vote right now.

You guys seem to be working together,

but do you have a name for yourselves?

Some kind of team name?

Here we go!

We're Team Saneatsu.

I see.

Let me make sure
with the other three members.

Answer me. Are you part of Team Saneatsu?

-Yeah.
-No doubt about it.

That's right.

It's a deal.

Hey, Saneatsu,

this reminds me of that time.
Do you remember?

Yeah. That night, right?

How could I forget?

We swore to defeat the Emperor.

As long as I have that promise,
I'm not scared.

Count us in too.

Thank you.

We are a team.

We always have been and will always be.

It is time.

We will now take a Majority Vote.

I refuse.

A QUESTION TO THE PEOPLE
ON THE 210TH FLOOR OF THE EMPEROR'S TOWER

ARE YOU TEAM SANEATSU?

Damn it!

It is now midnight.

You idiots! When the person you
negotiated with dies,

the agreement is nullified!

That's how the Privilege,
Negotiation Right works!

I win!

Rotten human beings
who only care about their desires

better ask the universe for forgiveness
and die!

The Parental Right and its owner
are gone now.

Now there is nothing to be afraid of!

I will k*ll all human beings,

collect all the special rights,

and reconstruct
this world into one that is

clean and free of desires.

Everything is going well.

The world of my dreams is almost...

DIE

DIE

What is this?

What is... happening?

Why? Didn't you...

-You didn't die?
-This is the end.

Emperor.

No...

Why me?

Why do I have to die?

After all the pain I went through...

I know what pain is,

so I have to be the one

to make a dream world...

My experience is similar to yours,

but what you were doing was
nothing but repeating the nightmare.

Ryuta, how did it go? Are you okay?

Yeah.

I'm all right.

I was able to successfully fuse myself
to the cells of a puppet.

But it takes a long time
to get used to it.

-The plan succeeded!
-It worked?

-Is this okay?
-Yeah.

This is the final plan.

The Emperor will undoubtedly try to
k*ll us with a Majority Vote.

First, I will hand
the Command Right envelopes to Gobo.

Okay...

Envelope number two says, "die."

Number three says, "protect."
Number four says, "destroy."

Number five says, "love."
They are all simple commands.

Out of these,

the only command that will lead to
a definite outcome in any situation,

is "die."

We will defeat the Emperor
by showing him this.

Will it work?

To make it work, we must choose a method
with the biggest chance

of success, no matter what the risks are.
We will show

this command to him remotely,
using Gobo's Display Right.

I see! In that case...

Oh, wait... but...

The red laptop is going to be
collected tonight.

So at that point, the Emperor
should have the laptop with him.

Whether or not we look at it,
there is a possibility

that displaying the question on a screen

is required to take the Majority Vote.

The Emperor can't make up
questions himself.

I'm guessing that he is not allowed to

reflect his will on the vote.

I will take advantage of that.

We will submit a question instead.

Of course, it will be a question
that the Emperor will like.

In other words, one that will k*ll us all.

The Emperor is allowed to
reject a question.

If the Majority Vote is voided,
it will start again from tomorrow.

We can't let that happen.

That is why we must let
the Majority Vote k*ll us all.

That is a prerequisite for our plan.

We have to agree on a team name.

The Emperor can ask a yes or no question
regarding what team we're in.

So to prevent everyone else
from being dragged into this,

we will break up into teams from today.

Everyone who will enter the tower
will be Team Saneatsu.

Everyone else will be Team Yagihashi.

To make sure he kills us all, the Emperor
will probably make us confirm that.

Omi has the Right to Veto, so he can
survive by refusing to take a vote.

Just like that,
keep your hands in your pocket.

Pretend to be dead just like that.

And Ryuta...

Survive by fusing yourself
to the cells of a puppet.

-You can do that, right?
-Yeah...

Once the Emperor takes a Majority Vote,

pretend to act rashly out of desperation

and turn the laptop screen
toward the Emperor.

Once you're sure that
the screen is facing the Emperor,

Omi will hit a certain button
on the cellphone hidden inside his pocket.

Back at headquarters,
Gobo will be checking

Omi's cellphone screen
with his Display Right.

Once Gobo sees a certain number pop up,

he'll display the second Command Right
letter on the Emperor's laptop.

Make sure you don't look at it yourself.

Open the envelope and unfold the letter

and display the words in the letter

onto the laptop that Ryuta touched.

If this plan succeeds, Omi will tell you.

Wait, but...

That means...

I will...

die.

In the end, it turned out
exactly how Saneatsu predicted.

Yeah.

Saneatsu is my hero.

Nobody knows, but he's also a hero
for all of humanity too.

Yeah.

I know Sane called me a hero,

but the tables have turned
and now he's my hero too.

Look,

he's so close, yet so far away.

Yeah.

-I just need a little time.
-Yeah.

I did it.

This is the moment I've been waiting for.

Sanetomo's son and the Emperor
were nothing compared to me.

Everything is going according to my plan.

I've already inherited
the Right to Collect.

All I have to do now, is wait two days
to collect the special rights that have

been scattered because of
the Emperor's death. I am the true ruler!

I've been waiting for this moment, Mido.

Too bad.

Iruga!

I divided the space behind you
and was hiding the whole time.

I could have k*lled you right away,
but I thought

it'd be more humiliating if I k*lled you
after your short-lived joy.

What are you doing?

Teppei-chan's justice was fulfilled.

And I promised Narita-chan, after all.

-Iruga!
-"It's going according to my plan," huh?

No, no. Narita-chan won.

Maximum division.

Well then, what should I do now?

I guess it doesn't matter,
as long as I have this.

What's wrong, Gobo?
I know you must be happy, but still...

It's nothing.

All right, I have one last mission to do.

Let's go, for real.

Are you sure Saneatsu and her
were able to escape?

I've told you so many times already.
They escaped.

-We'll meet up sooner or later.
-It's almost time.

THE MAJORITY VOTE HAS ENDED

-It's over, huh?
-Yeah.

But you know,

I wish I could've seen
this light with you,

Sane.

On June 13th,

the Majority Vote

ended.

You sure have guts
to drive without a license.

Not really. I have my seatbelt on.

That's not what I meant.
What if you get into an accident?

-We have your Right to Evade.
-Hey!

So, where are we going?

Aomori, where I'm from.

The Emperor mentioned the phrase,
"God's subjects."

It piqued my interest because that is
what my name means.

Plus, maybe the spiritual mediums there
called itako can contact Sane's spirit.

Where did you come up with
such an insane, spiritistic idea?

Things like special rights
exist in this world,

so you never know.

It's okay if it doesn't work out.

What's important is that we tried.

That's how dreams work, right?

Besides, the countryside has
mountains and the ocean.

Compared to Tokyo,
it's easier to be self-sufficient.

Wow, you're pretty down-to-earth.

No wonder you're my savior!

Or more like, my future husband!

I...

-I want a cuter wife.
-Huh?

If "cute" gets together with "cute,"
they cancel each other out.

What kind of game is that?

Well, you can take me wherever you want.

I'll act as your guardian deity.

All right then,
let's speed up and boost our morale!

Hey, stop! I'm getting out!

I refuse.

That's not fair, you guys!

Nobody has anything around here.

Aw man, it's rotten.

The power was out
for about a week, remember?

When the Majority Vote ended, right?

Hey, isn't this near Shige-chan's house?

But Shige died, remember?

Yeah, but Shige's place
was an all-electric home.

Now that the power and water are working,
we can use his...

-Bath!
-Bath!

It's still intact!

I heard this area had crazy riots.

Supposedly, people saw huge monsters
flying around too.

Oh?

Hey! What are you doing
around Shige's house?

What? Do you perhaps know this person?

Uh, I'm sorry!

Today's your lucky day.

Normally, I wouldn't let you go,
but I'll let you choose this time.

Either be beaten to death right now

or become my sl*ve.

I... I'll become your sl*ve!

Please don't k*ll me!

It's as if you were born
to be someone's errand boy.

All I did was use the bathroom.

I didn't take a single can
from the kitchen.

It's true!

Hey, how much canned food was there?

Um, two cardboard boxes.

All right!

Let's eat the canned food
before taking a bath.

As expected from a newly-built building,
the door is so sturdy.

The fact that
the apartment's security system

was off should've made you more cautious.

I'm Lion Ouno, a liar.

What did you...?

Propane sure is dangerous, huh?

This place is all-electric, you idiot!

I also lied about not taking any cans.

I see.
So you enjoy k*lling people too, huh?

"Too"?

So that means, you guys enjoy it, huh?

Don't lump me together with
people like you, with no self-discipline.

You little...

I trick people like you.

I'm a liar.

I also lied about this.

More like,
how could you look at this building

and not notice?

Talking about lies... It's almost time.

KIYOKAWA APPAREL

GOOD EVENING THIS IS THE EMPEROR
I WILL ANNOUNCE TODAY'S RESULTS

TODAY'S EXECUTION WILL BE TAMATARO YAMADA
[33] WHO k*lled 3 PEOPLE IN MEGURO WARD.

Even though the Majority Vote ended,

there's still an execution every day.

You'll be fine
if you don't do anything bad,

I think.

It just doesn't feel right.

It smells fishy for sure.

All right, the broadcast is done.

Hey, Nishime! Get me some tea, please.

Again?

Also, can't you call me
by another nickname

other than "Nishime"?

What are you talking about?
You're Shuji Nihonyanagi,

so your nickname is Nishime.

Look at me. They call me Gobo.

Everyone likes how our names sound like
stewed burdock root.

Who is saying that?

Oh, did it go well?

How was the city?

Everything is weird, as usual.

Mr. Shinozaki is on guard right now.

Hey, Emperor Monkey,

are you snacking outside of
eating hours again?

Well, I'm the Emperor, after all.
For real.

Oh really? Then we'll have to k*ll you.

I'm sorry for acting c*ck.

There are one million people
left in Tokyo.

We can either become extinct
or begin restoration.

The only people who know about

Saneatsu and Saaya's death
are me, Team Saneatsu,

and Rika Suzuki. That is all.

We told the others that
they are just in hiding due to

the details of the Negotiation Right.

And about the three people
who went missing...

Ren Iruga was the only one

who reported back to say he k*lled Mido.
But he's been missing since.

The four volunteers
went down to two people,

but Hikari and Nishime
are helping me as my assistants.

"Leave our bodies there," huh?

Saaya didn't even have to die.

You've got it wrong.

For both of them,

defeating the Emperor was like
their final destination.

They take things so seriously.

Eren, it's almost time for the broadcast.

Oh, okay.

GOOD EVENING THIS IS THE EMPEROR
I WILL ANNOUNCE TODAY'S RESULTS

Fictional people, fictional incidents,

and our memories of the Majority Vote.

These three factors will make people
voluntarily maintain order.

-Gobo...
-Don't worry!

There's no way anybody will notice
that the Emperor is fake!

When did the Emperor change?

I should go meet him.

The Emperor will be replaced by the Queen.

And she will make your wishes

come true.