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Do you recognize me?

Professor Shuto created the Golem virus

and injected it into patients without waiting for authorization.

It wasn't the vaccine.

- For what purpose? - For research.

On top of that, what are the injections you've been giving to the evacuees?

Doctor...

Dr. Ogasawara was involved in a bizarre series of experiments.

A normal person could never be saved after losing that much blood.

What we're asking for are antibiotics and painkillers.

We'd like them in exchange for the boy.

I've been pondering what's right this whole time.

It may not be easy to forgive one another.

The handoff will take place at noon.

We'll trade the boy for them.

Sawa, give it up!

Let's go home together.

Kurumi?

Goodbye.

Don't get in my way!

Professor Shuto opened my eyes.

From now on,

all I want is to assist his research.

I don't

need you anymore!

They're all infected.

We have to run. Come on!

Mass infection?

The evacuees at the base were administered

what Professor Shuto said was the completed vaccine.

What's that got to do with it?

What if it wasn't a vaccine at all?

In that case, what was it?

I don't know. But whatever it was must be the cause.

That Shuto freak has completely lost it.

But even then, Kurumi decided to stay with him?

It's a disaster for Hibiki too.

He reunites with his girlfriend only to find she's brainwashed.

- You don't know she's been brainwashed. - What else could it be?

She's totally under Shuto's thumb.

Mr. Mamiya...

Hibiki, are you okay?

I'm fine. Shoko, do you have a moment?

It's about this notebook. This was your ex-husband's, right?

What about it?

Take a look at this. Mr. Omaezaki found it.

"Emergency shelter"? "73,4"?

I was curious and decided to test it.

This is the shelter "House of Hope".

Survivors should meet us

- on the noon of December 4th... - "House of Hope"?

at the Port of Kurahama.

- Repeat. This is... - A shelter may have food and medicine.

You mean they might have Mizuki's medicine?

- How do we know it's not a trap? - A trap, how? What do we have to lose?

...at the Port of Kuruhama.

Wait, December 4th is...

It's tomorrow.

I've been counting the days.

In any case, whether or not we decide to join them,

shouldn't we at least check the scene at the Port of Kuruhama?

If things look safe, we can go with them.

Right. Let's do that.

What do you think, Mr. Mamiya?

I think everyone

should go to the port.

Don't tell me you're still thinking about that woman?

Don't, Hibiki. Let's go together!

- Mizuki... - Mr. Mamiya, take a hard look at reality.

Kurumi tried to kill you!

Would she do that if she really cared for you?

Well, I do care for you.

All of us here care for you.

She's right, Hibiki.

If you don't lead us, who will? It's not me!

We still have our whole lives ahead of us.

If we stick together, we're sure to survive, right?

- Shoko... - I know you don't want to give up on her.

I admire the way you never quit.

But what good will it do to throw your life away?

Very well.

Tomorrow, we'll all go together to the Port of Kurahama.

This is the shelter "House of Hope."

Survivors should meet us on the noon of December 4th

- at the Port of Kurahama. - What have you decided?

Repeat. This is...

This isn't what we agreed to.

You promised to kill Hibiki Mamiya with your own hands.

I expect you to fulfill that promise next time.

I understand.

You're going, then?

I won't stop you. I figured that's what you would do.

Todoroki...

If anything happens to me,

- please take care of Kurumi... - I won't take orders from you.

I'll help Ogasawara in my own way.

I see.

It's settled, then.

Wait.

Can I ask you one thing?

When did you

start having feelings for Kurumi?

From high school on?

I don't remember. It was ages ago.

Even with the world as it is,

I'm glad I got to cross paths with you again.

See you around.

- Hibiki's gone? - Yes. There's no sign of him.

- Did you find him? - No.

- That can't be... - He appears to have left for the garrison.

I ran into him in the middle of the night, as he was leaving.

Did he leave any messages for us?

No. Nothing.

Nothing? Not a word?

I'm sorry, but...

What a jerk.

- It came from the Port of Kurahama. - Then the boat belongs to the shelter?

They really came?

Kanae...

It's time to go, right?

Are you sure about this?

I'm going to take Yuzuki

and go to the shelter.

Of course, I'm worried about Hibiki, but Yuzuki's medicine comes first.

Right.

If you're worried about Hibiki, you...

- I'm going with you. - But...

Mr. Mamiya

means nothing to me now.

Look!

I'll go take a look.

The rest of you stay here.

Hey, isn't that...?

Have they come to have a look too?

Wait, where are you going?

I thought I might find you here.

You...

you're alive.

Knowing how cautious you are,

I'll bet you're only here to observe and not board.

What do you want?

- I want to join you. - Excuse me?

I have information that will interest you. You won't regret it.

Todoroki did what?

That moron.

Whatever. Just let him be.

Well? How did it look?

I didn't see anyone with weapons

and they don't seem dangerous.

Shall we go then?

Huh? What is it?

Just a little longer.

Don't tell me you're waiting for Hibiki. That heartless bastard?

Give me a break. Even if he does come, I'm through with him.

No. Mamiya's not coming.

How do you know?

We've already come this far. I guess it's safe now.

Do you read me? This is Kuwata.

I read you.

- Hibiki? - I did as promised.

I've brought them all here safely.

Those who wish to board will now do so.

Thank you very much.

Hibiki?

Where are you?

I'm near the garrison right now.

I wanted to say a proper goodbye,

but if I spoke to you directly, I worried I might waver.

I was touched by your words yesterday.

But I'm not as strong as you all think.

As things are, not only can't I protect you,

but I might also put you in danger.

Will we ever see you again?

I'm sorry.

I wanted to have more of our chats on those nights when you can't sleep.

We'll always be friends.

- Hibiki, wait! - Shoko...

There's no mother stronger than you.

I know you can protect Yuzuki.

You'll be okay.

Mr. Komoto, can you hear me?

I have no intention of speaking to a traitor.

Mr. Komoto...

Please take care of everyone.

Whatever you may think, I depended on you a lot.

Kanae, are you there?

Kanae, when you were crying alone from time to time...

I noticed.

But I knew that you were trying to grow stronger,

so I watched over you from afar.

But don't worry.

You're already much stronger than before.

Believe in yourself.

I'm truly glad to have met all of you.

Even if we part ways, to me...

you're family.

Just like Min-jun said.

In this terrible place that the world has become,

I'm glad it was you all that I met.

Thank you.

Mr. Mamiya, wait!

Mr. Mamiya!

Don't move.

Don't move. Hands in the air.

What happened here?

Stop here.

Inside.

What do we do?

Hey, isn't that...

You really are a fool. What are you doing here?

Professor Shuto

intends to kill you.

I'm aware.

He holds a grudge against me.

He baited me into coming here.

If you know all that, then why?

My brother...

How were Min-jun's

final hours?

He was surrounded by his friends.

Right during a sunset like this one.

He transformed...

and then I...

I see.

Thank you.

Answer me if you know...

What is Shuto's plan?

Is he in custody?

Yes.

Well done.

Professor...

Will I become infected too?

Put your faith in me.

As long as the vaccine exists, you are sure to survive.

Yes, sir.

The word vaccine has magical powers.

No matter what the situation, it brings people under your control.

Just wait.

It won't be much longer before I avenge you.

The execution...

will take place by nightfall.

I have no doubt

that Professor Shuto was once a genius.

I came to Japan with the intention of dedicating my life to his research.

Even when I learned he was conducting illegal experiments, I never wavered.

If it will save millions of lives, it was worth a certain amount of sacrifice.

But what he developed wasn't a vaccine.

Even then, Professor Shuto

continued to claim that the vaccine was finished and inside cold storage.

But what was really inside

was something completely different.

What was it?

It's time I told you how the Golem virus got its name.

The Golems of legend were puppets.

By using a vaccine as bait,

you can freely pull people's strings.

What are you keeping there?

I began researching the Golem virus

when my wife became ill.

It was a blood disease,

the kind in which I specialized.

With my expertise, I believed I could treat her

and bring her back to life.

To do that, I began to develop

the Golem virus.

But even then, your wife...

She was supposed to return from the dead.

By combining your genetic immunity with the viral vector

and injecting it along with the Golem virus,

my wife

would have come to life in her ideal form.

But then...

Hibiki Mamiya...

I can't forgive him.

I won't forgive him.

I'll never forgive him!

Never!

Hibiki Mamiya...

must die!

Professor Shuto intends to kill you

in the cruelest way possible.

And yet, you came to him.

You must be out of your mind.

I thought about what I could do for Kurumi.

Ever since high school, we've always been together.

Side by side,

laughing,

supporting each other through hard times.

Until recently, it was second nature.

But right now,

there's almost nothing I can do.

Then it occurred to me there was one thing.

I could try to understand her.

I could understand her

and why she chose this path.

I want to know.

- For the sake of that answer... - You don't care if you're killed?

You're even dumber than I thought.

That and one more thing.

There's something I wanted to tell her.

On that day...

The day the world ended...

There was something I absolutely wanted to say.

Come with me.

Get inside.

Welcome.

The stage is set.

What did you do to the people here?

Do you know the difference between humans and Golems?

The truth is that at the genetic level,

there is nothing that clearly divides them from people.

Even a normal human being

can become a Golem if they cease thinking and acting for themselves.

Don't you agree?

For instance,

the people at this garrison.

All they had to hear was "vaccine" and they were hooked.

Even though the "vaccine" was actually the Golem virus itself,

no one suspected a thing.

Such cheap, pathetic lives!

What difference could you possibly see between them and Golems?

I've seen my fair share of them up to now.

Golems...

But you know...

I've never seen a human more like a Golem than you.

It was your wife inside that machine, wasn't it?

You wanted to bring her back to life and you lost sight of everything else.

Who's the Golem here?

Shut up!

Pick it up.

You want to see her, don't you?

You have two options to choose from.

Kill her...

or be killed by her.

That's just the face I was looking for.

Hibiki Mamiya, I'm a happy man.

Now, fight to the death! Both of you!

Kurumi...

Before coming here,

I saw the prisoners.

He's taken them hostage

and used them to threaten you, right?

I knew it.

So that's it.

I'm glad.

You're glad?

You're still the same Kurumi that I knew.

You're trying your hardest to save everyone.

The truth is, I...

on that day...

there was something I wanted to tell you.

I actually

came here to say it today.

I thought that if I did, something might change.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

This is enough.

Do whatever you like.

Ogasawara!

Do you want those people to die?

The key is right here.

Hurry up.

You're the woman who stabbed Min-jun?

I don't love him anymore.

Thank you.

Don't cry.

What are you doing?

Because of you,

a whole new batch of people will become Golems!

Is that what you want?

It's okay.

Don't worry. Just like this.

You can do it.

Ogasawara!

Take a good look

and keep your promise.

I love you.

Now more than ever.

Hibiki!

I finally said it.

No...

This is wrong.

This is not what I want.

This isn't it.

Mamiya!

Why aren't you suffering?

This isn't how it should be.

Not like this!

It will be worse!

Much worse!

How do you feel now, Mamiya?

You'll waste away, devoured by Golems!

I'm sorry, Kurumi.

I couldn't save you.

Just as you said,

the SDF definitely aren't here.

I told you.

As promised, we'll clear the Golems out.

In return, the garrison's weaponry is ours.

Stingy as always.

Todoroki...

It's not for you. It's for Ogasawara.

- What about the shelter? - After those parting words,

do you think we could leave you behind?

That was cheating.

I'm the type of guy who goes with the majority.

Mr. Kuwata...

I owed you all a debt.

Where's Professor Shuto?

We'll always be together.

Hey!

Hand over the key.

Shuto!

Todoroki!

Stay alert, will you?

How many people have died because of you?

This ends now.

Hibiki!

I loved her so much.

She was everything to me.

Mamiya...

You, of all people, must understand.

If you lost the one you loved,

could you...

stay sane?

Hibiki's not like you.

He'd never do anything

that would cause me pain.

Min-jun said to give this to you.

You can tolerate that much.

Why are you the one doing this?

Ji-an is teaching me the ropes.

So I'm your guinea pig?

This is the shelter "House of Hope."

Survivors gather here.

This is the shelter "House of Hope."

THIS DRAMA IS A WORK OF FICTION

Subtitle translation by: Bradley Plumb