Platinum End (2021) s01e21 Episode Script

1
Due to the time limit,
your arrows and wings
have now returned to Saki.
This time, I'll shoot a
Red Arrow at Mr. Hoshi.
And Mr. Hoshi will shoot
a Red Arrow at Ms. Yumiki.
All right.
I think we can trust them
even without the arrows.
I don't trust them.
They said that the police
are still out to capture god candidates.
Mr. Hoshi,
could you represent the police
and join the next discussion
with Professor Yoneda?
Okay. Let's persuade Yoneda together.
All right then.
Professor?
Prime Minister, has any progress been made
on my recent request?
Well
This is for you.
Prioritize shooting capable ministers
who hold power.
Yes, Professor.
CONTACT ME IF YOU WAN
TO DIE BY A WHITE ARROW.
The Metropolitan Police Department
and the National Police Agency?
Yes.
The seven top police officials
have all been hit with Red Arrows.
It must be Red.
The police shot at the god candidates.
Naturally, they did this
to protect themselves.
It's fine.
I do not wish to fight with them.
I just want to continue our discussion.
Hence, we must announce it
as soon as possible.
I understand.
We've had word from the police chief
who was hit with a Red Arrow.
At 17:00 this evening,
Prime Minister Suzuki will be making
an emergency announcement.
Citizens of Japan,
the series of events known
as the god election,
that's been causing a stir
both here and abroad, is undoubtedly real.
One of the god candidates,
Professor Gaku Yoneda,
has asked the government
for a safe venue to hold discussions.
We, the government,
after convening over ten times,
have decided to grant his request
and will provide the god candidates
with the New National Stadium
as a new location to use for discussions.
The New National Stadium?
The first discussion is set to take place
at 1:00 p.m. on October 10th.
October 10th?
In five days?
We are taking every precaution,
and evacuating all citizens
within a radius of one km on the day.
Those who refuse to leave
will be forcibly removed by the police
and the Self-Defense Force.
Have they gone crazy?
We were only just shot at the other day.
Now they go and announce
the location beforehand?
Finally, we shall see a video message
from Professor Gaku Yoneda.
I'm Gaku Yoneda.
Ever since that day, I've been listening
to the opinions of Japan and the world.
I can confidently say
that the majority of you agree with me.
Our modern era does not need a god.
Certainly not a false one.
We don't need a creature.
It's the logical conclusion.
Unfortunately though,
someone got in the way
and forced us to suspend
our discussion the other day.
"Just kill all the god candidates."
I understand such a view.
If they don't see it coming,
even god candidates are unable to dodge
bullets shot from a blind spot that
travel faster than the speed of sound.
But the god candidates must die
at the exact same time.
If there's a lag of just one second,
the last god candidate won't die,
they'll turn into the creature.
What?
Killing the god candidates won't work.
Please let us god candidates
handle this ourselves.
We will broadcast
the entire process to the world.
I'm sure we will find
a satisfactory solution.
Well, see you on October 10th
at the New National Stadium.
It will all be decided on October 10th.
If the professor says so, it must be true.
Therefore, I'd like to reiterate
and request all citizens to give
their full cooperation on October 10th.
Looks like the Prime Minister
has been hit by Yoneda's Red Arrow.
Right.
Nasse.
Is it true?
What Professor Yoneda said at the end
It is true.
It would be equivalent to
all the other god candidates dropping out.
The last surviving god candidate
would automatically become the next god.
Well, this must be a trap then.
No. I think the professor
is simply keeping his promise,
and has prepared a place
for the discussion.
Yes. After all,
Yoneda is completely convinced he's right.
Didn't I tell you?
It's impossible to persuade him.
You never know until you try.
I'm his old friend high school.
I'll do whatever I can
to talk him round on the day.
Don't you get it?
I don't want someone to become God
just for Red Arrows, you know.
If no one becomes God,
we'll never be able to
move on from this whole god election.
Am I right, Yazeli?
Yes.
That means not only Professor Yoneda,
but none of the people who were
god candidates will find happiness.
Perhaps.
In the end,
killing Professor Yoneda
is our best option.
Then we'd be
no different from Metropoliman.
We've been working hard
not to repeat his mistakes.
We can't find happiness.
Kakehashi
I
This is precious protein.
Now then, let's start the inspection.
All sessions have suddenly been suspended
here at the Diet Building.
For these three days,
Prime Minister Suzuki's administration
has remained silent
in the face of questions and protests
from the opposition party.
This is considered suicide, right?
That's right.
It's part of being merciful, like you say.
It is not an issue at all.
"Stay inside
until the god election is over"?
Give me a break.
There's no cell phone reception
in that room.
-Hello.
-Sayuri!
Minamikawa, I was so worried about you.
I suddenly lost contact with you
and you didn't come to school.
I'm sorry.
I've met another person I like.
What? You're despicable!
No, that's not what I meant.
-The person I like is a man.
-What?
Wait, that sounds weirder. Hang on!
I can't explain properly on the phone.
Let's meet at the park, our usual place.
Now?
Please!
It's better to just ignore public opinion.
I only check beauty websites.
10%.
What?
The percentage of people
that believe in the existence of God.
Although the religions were different,
half the world used to believe in God.
After Professor Yoneda's speech,
it's dropped to roughly 10%.
So?
Think about it.
It means that most people
don't believe God exists.
Even so, there are still
some people who believe in God.
There are, but
Even if a god candidate becomes God,
most people aren't going to
recognize that person as God.
Kakehashi.
In the next discussion,
you might end up becoming God.
You haven't changed your mind, have you?
No.
Then, before the discussion,
I want to talk to you alone once more.
So it's Red, the god candidate?
Yeah. When I think about it now.
It must have been tough for you.
But how will the god election turn out?
The atmosphere of the town
is different from usual. It's scary.
It will be fine.
Whether someone becomes God or not,
Professor Yoneda is still
a smart person, so don't worry.
The others are also kind,
empathetic people.
I hope that's true.
I'd hate to not be able to see you again
in the new world.
Sayuri
-Look, a shooting star!
-Really?
No. They're flying upwards.
And there are two of them.
It doesn't matter. Just make a wish.
Ah, okay.
What did you wish for?
I wished for world peace.
It's kind of cliché though.
What about you?
I
I wished that
I'd be able to kiss you today.
How are you dealing with other nations?
Rest assured.
No country wants a Japanese person
to assume the role of false god.
What you said about not being able
to kill all the god candidates,
and even a lag of one second turning
the last to die into the creature,
it seemed to work.
They agreed not to interfere.
Professor,
this is the first time in my life
I've eaten such delicious meat.
The meat before you is
a Chateaubriand made of Sanda beef.
This cow,
which has been carefully nurtured,
was destined to become our dinner today.
Just as the fact you were impressed by it,
or the fact that
world leaders watched on as you were.
Everything in this world is predetermined.
I will end everything
in accordance with this law of nature.
THE EFFECT OF A SECOND RED ARROW
WILL OVERWRITE THE FIRS
I came here when I first got my wings.
It's so beautiful.
A lot has happened in these six months.
Both for us and the world.
Kakehashi
I love you.
Thank you.
You and me
I'm glad we're still alive.
Good morning.
I'm going out!
Hey, don't forget your lunch!
-Today is the day, isn't it?
-Professor Yoneda's thing?
Yeah, the god candidates.
WILL A GOD REALLY BE DECIDED?
October 10th.
We are here at the New National Stadium.
Only 15 minutes remain until 1:00 p.m.
We're in the carpark of Shinjuku Gyoen.
The place is filled with
television trucks and foreign media.
Wait a minute!
It appears Professor Yoneda
has just shown up.
Here's a message from Professor Yoneda.
"Prime Minister Suzuki has spoken
to the leaders of various countries.
There will be no danger
like there was last time.
Please come here for a discussion
with peace of mind."
Let's go.
The god candidates have shown up.
Red and Yellow.
And another two?
There are more god candidates now.
What could this mean?
Yoneda, do you still remember me?
I'm Hoshi.
We were classmates in high school.
I'm now a detective,
but don't worry, I'm not armed.
5 minutes 8 seconds.
Among the 357 students at the time,
you were the only one I spoke to.
That was the amount of time
we spent talking.
13 seconds under the stairs.
4 minutes 55 seconds after a 50m run.
I pay a lot of attention to numbers.
-What?
-They know each other?
Why are there more of them?
What has a detective
who has been hit by a Red Arrow
been tasked to do by Red and Yellow?
That's not the case.
Mr. Hoshi has been acting
out of concern for us for over a month.
He wanted to
give you his opinion as a friend,
so I shot him with a Red Arrow
to give him wings.
I don't remember
becoming friends with you.
Maybe you're right.
You didn't want to get involved
with anybody at high school either.
The reason you were kind to others
was because you didn't want to
upset anybody, right?
But now you're abandoning the people
who need God in their lives.
I don't get that at all.
It seems there
might have been a misunderstanding.
The reason I didn't want to upset others,
is because I didn't want people
blaming for something I'd done.
I meant that getting involved
with others would be a hassle.
Yoneda.
As for thinking I was kind to others,
you couldn't be more wrong.
I simply chose to minimize
my interactions with people,
and avoid any interaction afterwards.
I thought I'd politely declined
your request for friendship.
But look how troublesome
that interaction turned out to be.
I was wrong to be polite.
I shouldn't have spoken
to even a single person.
What now?
There was no point in you coming,
Mr. Hoshi.
Then why are you getting involved
with people all over the world right now?
Have you lost yourself in despair?
It is true that I'm despairing.
Oh how I've wished
I didn't win any Nobel Prizes.
Ever since then,
all sorts of people approached me.
It drove me crazy,
and I even thought of killing myself.
However,
humans are curious beings.
We throw one thing away and gain another.
When I gave up avoiding relationships,
I was able to overcome my fear of others.
Huh, you act so full of confidence.
I never thought you had social anxiety.
You overcame it?
Don't be afraid of others.
Don't let others dominate you.
Humanity's actions and future
have been determined from the beginning.
No one can change that fate.
In that case,
you simply think about what you need to do
within those limitations and do it.
If you can meet death after doing so,
you are blessed.
Professor
I feel so ashamed
for just trying to kill myself.
There are things I need to do
with the professor now.
I'm not afraid to associate with others.
I stand before you as a scholar,
to explain my theories to the world.
There's something I need to do now.
That is to stop a god candidate
from becoming a false god at all costs.
To achieve this,
I must first kill the three
god candidates standing before me.
The most effective way
to prevent the birth of the creature
is for all god candidates to die.
Which means three of
the five candidates must die first.
The remaining two must
kill each other with White Arrows.
Mirai Kakehashi does
possess White Arrows but
Mirai Kakehashi,
Saki Hanakago, Yuri Temari,
I'll have you three die first.
Lastly, I and Nakaumi,
who received White Arrows from me,
will shoot at each other.
Shuji Nakaumi not only worships me
but has also been hit by my Red Arrow.
He is also prepared to die.
Shooting at each other won't go wrong.
I also deliberately declared
that even a one second lag between deaths
would mean the last god candidate
to die would become the creature.
Which means,
no one will have guessed that my goal
was to kill all the god candidates.
If we're off by even a second,
we won't die at the same time,
but after all, White Arrows are a creation
of the creature created by humans.
Within the limits of human discernment,
what degree of error can still satisfy
the condition of a simultaneous death?
The results have already been verified.
I had Shuji Nakaumi shoot
suicide volunteer A with a Red Arrow,
and give that person
the White Arrows I'd given him.
Then I had that person shoot
suicide volunteer B with a White Arrow.
As they released the arrow,
I shot a White Arrow at volunteer A.
Whenever my White Arrow hit
volunteer A first, after volunteer A died,
volunteer B would only die
by volunteer A's White Arrow
when no more than 0,15 seconds
had passed since me shooting volunteer A.
They didn't die when that difference
reached 0,16 seconds.
The last two must shoot White Arrows
at each other within 0,15 seconds.
As long as this condition is met,
the creature will not be born.
Let's go.
I've been thinking since that day.
People might call me false god,
but I'm not just doing this for
those who depend on God.
It's for the happiness of those
who were chosen as god candidates too.
After all our discussion,
and all our persuasion,
if we can't make Professor Yoneda agree
to let a god candidate become God
He'll just have to die.
Mirai!