It's filled up so much.
I see. It's because I've met Otome and Remnan now, too.
After it fills completely...
And once it gets all of the knowledge it desires,
the Silver Key will leave its host and head to another dimension
to find a new host.
I wonder how much further I have to go.
EPISODE 8: GUARD DUTY
Okay, let's go ahead and start today's meeting. LeVi.
As you wish.
In this world line, a total of fifteen boarded this ship.
And out of the fifteen, there are four Gnosia.
During the first day's meeting, Comet was sent into cold sleep,
and after that, Stella was attacked by the Gnosia and eliminated.
On the second day,
Shigemichi was chosen for cold sleep during the meeting.
After that, we lost Jonas to the Gnosia.
Now we have eleven left,
and we don't know how many Gnosia remain among them.
If I can just go over it one more time...
We can safely assume that whoever is on Guard Duty is confirmed human, right?
Affirmative. Kukrushka and Remnan
did not leave this ship while we were docked in Liu-An,
so the probability that they were infected by Gnosia is zero.
Thanks.
Guard Duty... The new role I found out about during this loop.
The Engineer can investigate one person per day and determine if they're human or Gnosia.
The Doctor can investigate whoever was chosen for cold sleep
during the previous meeting and determine if they're human or Gnosia.
The Guardian Angel can choose one person to protect during the warp from Gnosia attack.
And now, Guard Duty—two people who are confirmed to be human.
It just keeps getting more and more complicated.
So, if there are up to four Gnosia out of the eleven of us left,
and two people are confirmed to be human...
P-Please stop.
W-We're in a meeting right now.
Kukrushka...
Come, now. The banquet has already begun.
Hurry up and dance for me.
First, I'm gonna make my report as the Engineer.
I checked out Setsu, and they were a Gnosia.
I see. If you consider me as being in the way, that must mean that you're a Gnosia.
Of course you'd say that.
It's up to all of you to decide who you believe, but I'm the real one.
And the Doctor's report?
I've already investigated the body in cold sleep.
Shigemichi was human.
I also investigated him.
Shigemichi was...
a Gnosia.
So what's going on here? That, like, makes no sense.
Yeah, she's right.
The ones who came forward as the Doctor and Engineer are these four.
Shigemichi was sent into cold sleep the day before.
And Racio says Shigemichi was human,
while Jina says that he was Gnosia.
Which means one of them must be lying.
We know for sure that out of these four, two of them are Gnosia.
If we can confirm that even one of them is lying,
we should be able to narrow down exactly which two are human and which two are Gnosia.
Pretty sure this is exactly the time to ask the wise humans what they think.
Huh?
They're right there. The two who're confirmed to be human.
O-Of course! What do you think, Kukrushka?
You don't know... but... the most suspicious one to you is...
Really?!
Hold up! You gotta be messed in the head!
She says that she has no basis for this. It's just a gut feeling.
It may be a gut feeling, but we know that it's a human's gut feeling.
Whoa, whoa. Y'all are crazy.
Where's this goin'?
It has been decided.
Sha-ming will be put into cold sleep.
Seriously?
You're the one who opened his big mouth and said we should ask a human.
Big yikes.
But... the decision has been made.
Are you for real?
Heh, then I've got somethin' up my sleeve, too.
What is it? I didn't say any...
I'm so sorry!
He's groveling?
First time I've seen this in real life.
I can't help but want to step on him.
I got cocky! I'll reflect upon my actions! I'll change my ways!
So just this once! Please!
Let me go just this once! Please, just this once!
Please?!
Sorry, but we can't.
But... Kukrushka did say that it was a baseless gut feeling, right?
Well, it is true that I'd prefer to employ a more objective approach.
Lowly scum.
I couldn't care less what happens to someone so insignificant.
Do as you please.
Woo!
Ain't this great?
So yeah, see you folks tomorrow!
But why...
Do you have a problem with this?
Of course I do!
Each meeting, we choose one person to send into cold sleep.
That's our agreement with LeVi.
It is,
but we did end up choosing someone for a pretty sketchy reason.
If we start saying things like that, it invalidates the whole meeting process.
Without a rule-based order, there can only be chaos.
And then...
We'll just go back.
At the very least, that's the case for you and me, isn't it?
But for everyone else, this is their one and only world line.
This is all they get.
It's disrespectful to them to only consider the "next time."
Sorry.
You're totally right.
Though this might just be my own stubbornness speaking.
That's what's great about you, Setsu.
No matter the world line, you're always serious.
That doesn't really sound like a compliment.
But I'll say the same thing right back to you.
I can't deny what Setsu said.
I need to do my best for everyone's sake.
Remnan...
Um... can you spare a minute?
Sure.
Kukrushka?
Yes. She insists on staying by my side.
The two of you on Guard Duty are the only confirmed humans.
I'm sure she just trusts you.
Do you think so?
Is there something on your mind?
Not really.
It's just, I can't handle them.
I can't handle mysterious women like her.
You're scared of her? But she's just a girl.
And she's so small.
Yes.
But when she looks at me with those eyes,
my hands start to...
Oh, Kukrushka. You say the wildest things.
I-I can't breathe from laughing so hard.
What are you doing?
Oh, Yuri! Kukrushka keeps telling me the funniest stories.
Stories?
Kukrushka uses gestures to speak.
What is she saying?
She wants to play with him.
It's so pretty.
Is this your first time seeing scenery like this?
Oh, no. Dr. Yoshikado has taught me so much.
But this is my first time seeing this in person,
because I'm from a sea planet.
I see.
This...
She's saying you can have it.
This is...
Thorns?
No... No!
No!
Are you all right?
Does that thing actually look human to you?
"That thing"?
Kukrushka.
Under the stars' gaze, all is laid bare.
She's no Gnosia, either. She's something...
different.
"Different"?
If you let her outer beauty beguile you...
you will lose sight of the truth.
What could all this mean?
Kukrushka should be human in this world line. That's the one thing we know for sure.
I do not sense Yuriko's presence.
So Yuriko was...
Well, from the Gnosia's perspective,
she was the second greatest threat to them after me.
The fact that the Guardian Angel failed to protect her shows just how useless they are.
It's safe to say we can't rely on them.
The Gnosia only attack humans.
Which means that the three attacked by the Gnosia—
Stella, Jonas, and Yuriko— are confirmed human.
Kukrushka and Remnan, who were on Guard Duty,
are also confirmed human, and I can rule out myself, too.
Which means that the four Gnosia must be among the remaining nine.
All right. I'm gonna go ahead and make today's report.
Yesterday—
Before you go any further, I have a proposal to make.
We should send Chipie into cold sleep.
Ooh? That escalated quickly!
Of course you'd say that.
You've already reported that Shigemichi, who claimed Engineer, was human,
so from your perspective I can only be Gnosia.
You are precisely correct. However...
Even if I happened to be lying,
freezing you would be far more advantageous for the humans.
You got it, Professor Racio!
So basically, if we put you both in the fridge, whichever of you it is, we win!
Simply put, yes.
That's a bit bloodthirsty.
Are you all okay with this?
Sorry, but I agree.
What?
Of course, I'll feel bad if you end up being the real Engineer, Chipie.
But Shigemichi, the other one claiming Engineer,
was put into cold sleep very early this time.
You're the only Engineer left.
If you happened to be Gnosia, you'd have free rein to manipulate all the information.
"This time"?
Er...
Heh. Dead men tell no tales. Understand?
But I really do feel bad.
Otome... Right?
This is totally unfair!
I agree. There's no actual reason to suspect him.
I get what you're saying, but...
All right, fine.
Then let me off the hook just this once, like you did for Sha-ming yesterday.
Huh? But that's...
You're not going to let Sha-ming get special treatment, are you?
Ooh, your angry face is excellent, too!
Excuse me...
Kukrushka says she knows a good way to deal with this.
Send everyone into cold sleep?
Yes.
She's suggesting that since she and Remnan are confirmed human,
they can look after the ship while the rest of us go into cold sleep.
Isn't that a bit heavy-handed?
But it makes perfect sense.
This is the one way we can ensure that every Gnosia infectee is sent into cold sleep.
What do you think, Setsu?
We'd be breaking our agreement with LeVi again, but...
Well, unlike the groveling, this makes logical sense.
The two who'll remain have been confirmed to be human, so...
I... don't like this idea.
What? You're actually against this?
Then we should probably call it off, shouldn't we?
You're gettin' frozen either way, pal.
If we're gonna go down that road, you should probably get frozen, too, shouldn't you?
Why, though? Man, you're annoyin'.
You oughta let your cat do the talkin' instead.
Remnan... Could you please agree to this?
Setsu...
This is on all of us for breaking the rules yesterday and letting Sha-ming go.
There's no other way to restore order at this point.
All right...
Man, I hate cold sleep.
Goin' beddy-bye in this thing not knowin' when or if you might wake up again
is super harsh.
I haven't seen things play out this way before.
This might be the most peaceful resolution yet.
I wonder if this will change anything.
Who knows?
I'm pretty sure that you and I will loop again, though.
Well... see you again.
I wonder how many more times I'm going to have to repeat this.
Wake up! Please wake up!
Yuri! Yuri!
Remnan...
Hurry! Please! Hurry up and move!
Huh?
SQ...
Hurry! She's coming!
She's coming back here for sure!
So please...
Coming back here? What is—
Remnan!
Kukrushka...
Setsu!
LeVi!
Lock down the lower level and the cold sleep room immediately!
Emergency. Emergen... E-E-E...
LeVi! Lock it down! Activate the security doors!
LeVi!
Does this mean... LeVi's already been neutralized, too?
Sha-ming...
Was Kukrushka a Gnosia?
No... since she was on Guard Duty, she should be human.
Not to mention, the Gnosia wouldn't do something this overt.
Yuri!
Jina!
I can't get ahold of LeVi. You should escape outside, too.
Outside?
Out here, we can still barely send an SOS to Liu-An.
I'll open the airlock.
Don't open it! Just head out there without me, Jina!
Huh? But...
I'll use the escape pod upstairs and come and get you!
So hurry!
H-Hurry... Hurry...
Commence emergency opening.
Jina!
Jina... Setsu... SQ... Everyone...
Y-Yuri!
Hurry!
What in the world happened?
I don't know.
A-As soon as we were alone together,
Kukrushka suddenly went up to everyone who was in cold sleep and...
Is that Kukrushka... really Kukrushka?
I don't know.
It's just...
Just...?
I used to be someone else's property. Someone's pet.
"Pet"?
Yes. Every day was hell.
She made me wear a control collar around my neck,
and I couldn't do anything without her permission.
That's why I desperately ran away.
I ran to the far reaches of space!
But no matter how far I ran, no matter how many decades I hid...
She... She still comes after me!
Just so she can toy with me again!
So you're saying...
the one who kept you as a pet was... Kukrushka?
No. But... she's the same!
The way her eyes look at me!
The way she smiles!
I just can't anymore!
Launching in ten, nine, eight, seven,
six, five, four, three, two, one...
one... one...
one... one... one... one... one...
Why...
Did I... loop?
What's going on?
Welcome to the world of the Gnosia!