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I had no idea something like that was going on at AH Tokyo General Hospital.
Well, I can understand why you wouldn't want to believe it.
But now we've got living proof.
I want to go back.
Please...
I want to go back.
Please let me.
Uki Yamazoe-kun, right?
Don't be so afraid.
I'm—
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Uh, I'm a policeman.
A policeman?
Yeah. So don't worry.
If you're a policeman, then help me.
Of course!
So tell me...
Who locked you in that basement facility?
I was kidnapped and brought here!
So please, help me!
Send me back to where I was!
You seem to misunderstand,
but you were made to do terrible things.
That's why...
There was nothing terrible about it!
I was just taking care of the people there!
That's my job.
So I have to go back.
Without me, they will be in trouble.
What do you want so early?
You're late.
Arimura?
Kunosato-san.
Didn't I tell you to stop dragging me into things as you please?
The deal was that we'd exchange information.
Yeah, right. I'm getting nothing out of this.
Just sit down.
So, what's this about?
I want to know for sure whether or not Takuru Miyashiro is a psychic.
What are you talking about?
There's no doubt about it. Miyashiro-senpai is a psychic.
Hey, Miyashiro?
No, I don't know anything about it!
I see.
You're unaware of it, huh?
Unaware of it?
How can you be so sure?
You don't have any idea at all?
Haven't you noticed strange things happening whenever you wanted something?
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For example, when you infiltrated the love hotel.
I know for sure that the door was locked.
So how'd you get in?
I remember hearing it click...
See? That's Miyashiro-senpai's power.
It's probably telekinesis or psychokinesis.
That must be how you made it into the hospital's underground facility.
R-Really?
N-No, wait...
There's no way I could have a special power.
Arimura...
Senpai, I'm going to ask you some questions.
Answer them all with the word "no."
Wh-Where'd that come from?
Just do it.
Got it?
O-Okay...
You think your class is full of idiots.
U-Um...
No.
But you actually want to fit in with them.
No.
You've gone to karaoke by yourself.
No.
You went to karaoke by yourself, but you didn't sing a single song.
No...
I see.
I understand.
U-Understand what?
My first question.
You think everyone in your class is an idiot, don't you?
Th-That's not...
Next question.
You think that, but you actually want to fit in with them.
N-No, I'm not interested in unproductive conversations.
You went to karaoke by yourself, didn't you?
I-I went to... do research for the newspaper club, that's all!
But I didn't sing—
That's a lie.
You did sing.
I-I did not!
Was it just one song?
I did not sing!
I see. You sang just one song, huh?
Hey, Miyashiro, is that true?
Wh-What's all this about anyway?
You can't tell?
This is my power.
I can tell whether people are speaking the truth or lying.
That's my power.
Well, as fellow Gigalomaniacs,
shall we play a bit nicer?
Gigalomaniacs?
That's what we call the psychics.
But... I still can't believe it.
Psychokinesis?
That's unscientific!
Yes.
Psychokinesis is just a word I used to make it easier for you to understand.
There's actually a more scientific explanation.
Scientific?
Have you ever heard of the Dirac sea?
Nah, probably not.
I-It's a concept from quantum mechanics, isn't it?
I'm surprised that a normal high school student knows about it.
Um, it's defined as a vacuum filled with negative energy, right?
And it's called the Dirac sea.
Yes, that's right.
And you can use that Whatever sea with something else
and turn your delusions into reality.
T-Turn delusions into reality?
Gigalomaniacs can interact with the Dirac sea and,
using a terminal that functions as a pipe between it and reality,
bring out negative energy that wouldn't normally be able to exist in the real world.
When that happens, pair creation takes place in accordance with hole theory,
creating particles and anti-particles.
These become errors that influence the dead spots in other people's brains.
The dead spots of the brain?
The dead spots are the blind spots in the visual cortex of the brain.
Affecting them means sending your own delusions into them
so that the target sees your delusion.
When this happens, the target perceives these things to be completely real.
B-But that's just an illusion.
No different from hypnosis.
Hypnosis?
Really?
Then what if everyone around you recognized those delusions as reality?
And what if everyone in Shibuya recognized it?
And if it spread to all of Tokyo,
all of Japan, and all of the rest of the world?
Who could tell you it wasn't real?
W-Well...
At that point, a delusion ceases to be a fantasy or an illusion.
It becomes real.
That's why we call it real booting.
That's impossible...
Reality can't be altered that way.
Even if, and I mean if...
Even if I was a Gigalomaniac, how could I unlock a locked door?
It's impossible for delusions to affect physical reality.
We and the other researchers thought the same thing at first.
But we were naïve.
Gigalomaniacs and the shared awareness they create
can affect physical reality.
That's what makes them so dangerous.
Okay, all done!
Thanks, Yui.
Sorry to have you do that.
It's fine.
You always do so much for us, Big Sis Nono.
You can count on us at times like this.
What's wrong, big sis Nono?
Nothing. I was just thinking that you've really grown up.
Where did that come from?
It's nothing, I said.
Just something I was thinking.
Anyway, what's wrong with Big Bro Takuru?
He left you here and ran off somewhere.
And here I thought, as much as he complains all the time,
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he was a nice person at heart.
Don't say that.
He's got his own problems to deal with, I'm sure.
What do you mean?
I don't know... but I'm sure he does.
That's weird.
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Anyway, stay in bed till you get better, okay?
Got it?
Yeah, yeah...
Once is enough.
Yeah, got it.
Very good!
Big Sis Nono, you've got a visitor.
Come in.
Hey.
You doing okay?
I wouldn't be in bed if I was doing okay.
Oh, right.
I'll come back another time, then.
I was kidding.
Come in.
Okay.
Um...
Should I bring some tea?
It's fine.
Don't worry about me.
Thank you, Yuuto.
Sure.
Bye.
What's up?
I was thinking that Yuuto-kun's really grown up.
He still needs to be coddled at times, though.
So?
I told you how I was doing on the phone, right?
So why'd you come anyway?
There's really no fooling you, huh, Non-chan?
Of course not.
So, what's wrong?
I just thought you seemed kind of strange.
I did?
Yeah. You sounded like you weren't doing well on the phone.
What are you talking about?
I got hurt. Of course I'm not doing well.
Well, yeah...
I don't know how to describe it.
I just thought it was weird.
Serika...
What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?
No, that's not it.
That's not it, just...
Serika, remember what you said?
That you saw information about a girl named Senri Minamisawa at that hospital?
Y-Yeah.
Look at this.
N-Non-chan, what is...
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Please, let me go home.
Please!
She's completely useless to us in this state.
Kunosato-san, you shouldn't talk like that.
I got it completely wrong.
This was my mistake.
Uki-kun, are you sure you didn't talk to anyone
besides the people you were taking care of there?
Please.
Let me go home.
Well, this is a problem.
Shinjou-chan, Mio-chan...
The only things we can offer her here are food and a place to sleep.
From the look of things, we can't keep her here forever.
But the police...
Don't worry. I've got an idea.
What's this?
A care facility someone I know runs.
It's a lot better than staying here.
That's true.
I guess we don't have a choice.
Okay, let's go.
You don't have to worry about anything.
What are you doing here so late?
Uh, I want you to talk to Non-chan and hear her out.
Kurusu?
Now?
She said she wanted you to come to Aoba Dorm after school tomorrow.
I see.
But I think she may actually want to tell you right away.
Is it that important?
Yeah.
I see.
I'll go to Aoba Dorm right now.
That's my Taku!
You're so nice!
See you!
They're real...
Stop it!
Don't look!
Don't look at me!
A voice?
Where's it coming from?
Stop it!
I'm not a psychic!
Stop it!
Stop! Stop it!
Stop, please!
Arimura?
What are you doing here?
I'm not feeling too good...
Because of those.
I see...
You, too.
N-No! I...
Don't you think there's a lot more of them all of a sudden?
Y-Yeah...
But for now, let's go to Aoba Clinic.
It's the care facility where Kurusu and I grew up.
There's an exam room there.
So if you're not feeling well, you can rest.
Okay...
Thanks.
Can you stand?
I can do that much.
A-Are you okay?
Yes...
S-Senpai...
I-It must be some woman.
Found you.
Senpai, that's...
Probably a psychic!
Wh-What's her power?
H-How am I supposed to know?!
We have to run...
R-Right!
Senpai!
Th-This is...
Pyrokinesis!
Pyrokinesis?
What are you doing, Senpai?
We have to run...
Your hair!
Now's not the time for that!
S-Sorry!
She's going to kill us...
N-No!
Don't just say that!
No! No!
Not yet... Not yet...
I don't want to die yet!
S-Senpai, what'd you just...
We're saved?
Senpai...
Wh-What's wrong?
Is there something else?
No...
Just...
I'm too scared to move...
Takuru?
And Arimura-san?
U-Um, well...
Thanks for having me!
Th-This isn't what it looks like!
You're both hurt!
What happened?
So we don't know why, either.
But that woman was definitely after us.
Listen, Takuru...
Actually, there's something I haven't told you.
Something you haven't told me?
I'm a part of this case.
That hospital you snuck into yesterday...
AH Tokyo General?
Yes.
That basement...
I knew about it.
Senri used to be...
Senri Minamisawa?
H-How do you know her?
Well, um...
Sh-She was your friend?
Senri went to that hospital every Sunday.
D-Did you know what was going on there?
I was just a kid.
There was nothing I could do.
It made me so frustrated and sad...
But now I'm not a kid.
I can't run away.
So I have to learn about the case, too!
If I don't, I can't protect anyone!
Kurusu...
Please, Arimura-san.
Tell me everything.
Guess I don't have a choice.
What? Wait, Arimura.
Listen, Takuru...
I don't know who attacked you today.
But they might come back, right?
If I don't know anything,
I can't help you.
I can't do anything except be afraid.
I don't want that!
So tell me everything!
I'm jealous.
No, nothing.
So, can I tell Kurusu-senpai?
Yeah.
But Arimura...
Can I ask you something?
Ask me?
I still don't know anything about you.
Honestly, I don't know if I can trust you.
I see.
I guess.
But, right now, I think you're not a bad person.
So I want to ask you.
Ask me what?
If nothing else, you're not our enemy, right?
Somebody I care about won't die because of you, right?
You can think of me as being on your side.
I see.
Oh, but I hate getting too close and friendly.
Keep that in mind.
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So this is the place, huh?
I see.
This isn't normal at all.
Nobody's here?
Over there, huh?
Damn it!
You're kidding me!
No way—
I knew it...
Kunosato-san was right.
Shinjou-chan?
Yes?
Trouble!
Uki-chan disappeared!
Any idea where she could be?
Nobody's here.
Somebody... answer me...
Shinjou-chan? Shinjou-chan?
Right here.
Episode 5
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