Why are you wearing a stump outfit?
I prefer loose clothing.
Aren't you embarrassed to still be wearing that?
Moegi is special.
Did you meet her in the maze?
She was dead.
I see.
Why did you do all this?
Don't you know?
You've had opportunities to kill while playing these games, right?
Even if you don't kill them...
Have you ever kicked a chair across the room?
So you were venting your frustrations?
Did it make you feel better?
At the time.
It's like that.
You're saying she lost because you took out your frustrations on her?
Can't you tell?
She was an ultra-veteran who'd played 96 games, and you...
She was weak.
She couldn't even move properly with that body.
What?
Take a closer look.
There's something wrong with her insides.
She made plenty of money already. She should've quit.
Why didn't she? Maybe she was addicted.
Hey.
It's armored.
That's against the rules!
Why would you play unarmed and unarmored?
Don't you want to be better equipped than your opponents?
You're wasting your time. I've embedded them all over myself.
Good. You aimed for the neck first.
Very good. You're better at this than the average weakling.
Stop enjoying this.
Battle junkies aren't in anymore.
You're the last person I want to hear that from.
You don't know the first thing about me.
I can tell by looking at you. It's obvious.
You're like me.
This world feels comfortable to you, doesn't it?
Isn't this place amazing?
Not a single nonsensical rule.
You can kill anyone who disgusts you.
No one faults you for killing whoever you want.
In fact, sometimes it makes cute girls adore me.
This is the only place for us.
What you truly want is to die here.
Isn't that how you really feel?
"You're wrong." She wished she could say that.
But...
Yuki didn't have what it took.
It was time for her to leave this place.
She had laughably few regrets.
Why do you play games?
I don't know. What does it matter anymore?
Where did I come from? Where am I going?
Who am I?
I'm a ghost.
I was never even born.
I will never die.
I just wander, and eventually I'll drift off to somewhere else.
I'll just... disappear.
This flavor tastes good.
Thank you.
This flavor tastes good.
Thank you.
Aoi!
Like I said before, you don't need to be so earnest.
Instead of doing things for others, do things for yourself.
Being a little sneaky will give you more depth as a person.
You think so?
Yeah, probably.
Kinko...
My next game is my thirtieth.
You believe in that curse?
I didn't realize you were cute like that.
Momono-san.
Beniya-san.
Momono-san.
Beniya-san.
Momono-san.
Beniya-san.
Momono-san.
Please. I'll never ask for anything else.
I won't ask you to live.
Just don't die. Please.
I'll never ask for anything else...
I just don't want to die.
Congratulations on beating the game.
What would you like to eat today?
Oh, but why is my name Shiori?
Like those rugs, they wanted me to become
someone who chose my words carefully and could care for others.
I guess I already am.
I don't think there's anything wrong with it.
It's better than people who refer to themselves in the third person.
Yeah, you're right.
Azuma.
Shouldn't you be stopping me?
If I kill myself,
will her purpose be fulfilled?
Riko.
Riko, thank you.
Mishiro-san.
Mishiro-san, thank you.
Mishiro...
I'm glad I met you.
Because in that moment, I was more beautiful than anyone.
Weren't you, as well?
What about me?
You, too.
The grey nightjar kept burning.
It kept burning and burning forever.
It's still burning to this day.
I...
I was jealous of Moegi.
It's still burning to this day.
I was jealous of everyone who lived here.
This is a story about a deranged world.
But this is also the story
of the world they lived in.
I... I also...
You cry too much.
Now tell me, why do you play these games?
You know the answer now, don't you?
I am Hakushi-san's student.
I will carry on her will.
I will beat 99 games.
I will live in this world!
Fine. Come here.
Believe. You must learn to affirm.
Huh?
You're not going to tell me to deny like you always do?
Not if you want to keep playing for longer than me.
There's a limit to my play style.
You should learn to trust, not just doubt.
You should be surprisingly good at it.
How did she feel as she hid this?
Her nose stung.
Her chest felt hot.
Welcome home.
I love you.
You want to fight?
I've already killed five. I'm good.
I've had enough.
I never want to be involved with another of these games ever again.
Yeah, I'm sure.
It was five in the evening.
It wasn't time to start my usual activities yet.
I thought instead.
What did I have to do to survive 99 games?
One step at a time.
I started with what I could do, and this was the final step.
At my age, I could pass for a high school student,
but for some reason, I felt incredibly embarrassed.
After graduating middle school and living aimlessly,
I started to fear being seen and couldn't go out anymore.
I smelled the pleasant scent of osmanthus.
I felt warmth spread across my back.
I'll walk. I'll keep walking.
From now on, I'm going to live in this world as a player.
I will beat this game 99 times.
From now on...
I will play death games to put food on the table.
I'm here to pick you up.
The game is over.
You don't have to pretend to be dead anymore.
It's over already, huh?