No, there's no way!
If he injects me with that, I'm definitely done for!
I refuse to die like that!
That was close!
A white cardboard box.
It's somewhere on the rooftop.
You'll find a Mouthless Mask in there.
It might be pointless to put the mask on right now in this situation.
But still…
Even so, I…
I want to save Mayuko!
There it is!
I see the code!
Please, Mouthless Mask!
Give me power!
Give me the power to survive in this world!
The power to protect Mayuko and everyone!
What?
Hey, what is this?
Where am I?
My consciousness feels fuzzy.
An enemy presence has been confirmed.
Wait, what?
Emergency sequence. Installing only necessary abilities first.
What was that?
He's moving so slowly.
Is this the Mouthless Mask's power?
It's not what I expected.
Due to the emergency situation,
self-reinforcing abilities were activated as a priority.
Eliminate the enemy immediately and put on the Mouthless Mask again.
Eliminate?
Eliminate…
Oh, eliminate!
What? No way!
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"I Will End This Realm."
The Mask was blown away!
He's strong.
He didn't need any support.
Mr. Monk, you're so cool!
He sure was impressive.
Haruka, don't get too close to the monster!
You can't say that, Dad!
He's helping us.
Right, Rika?
Good grief, I told you not to call me that.
Oh, come on.
Haruka…
Honjo, your name's Rika?
-Making allies with Masks. -Call him Rika Honjo!
-Haruka! -What a big advantage in this realm.
The one controlling that Monk Mask…
must be another God Candidate, just like that person.
Could they be the Railgun user?
Well, even if that weren't the case,
I must eliminate all who stand in the way of that person!
Let me go!
Help, please!
-Seriously, help me! -What's this?
Mr. Swimmer.
Seriously, help me!
Oh, no.
I'd love to make him an Angel, but I don't have the Angel kit on hand,
and I have to chase those other guys.
Hey, are you a Mask that can talk?
Then help me because that naked dude won't listen!
When you ask for a favor, I think it's all about how you ask.
I'm begging you!
Please save me!
Come on, please!
I'll do anything, please!
Ms. Mask! Ms. Beautiful Mask!
Sure, I'll save you.
Seriously?
What? Your shoe?
If you want me to lick it, I'll gladly do it.
Oh, your under…
Yuck, that's so gross!
Yes? What is it?
Hold on a bit longer.
I requested a five-person team for backup.
It's a battle against a God Candidate.
Better safe than sorry.
Please put on the Mouthless Mask again.
Mayuko. I'm going in too!
It's going deeper than before!
Something's coming in deep inside me.
I'm back here again?
It kind of feels like a dream.
Indeed.
This is the world inside your brain.
You are not wrong to interpret it as a dream.
That's…
I am a program that exists to provide you support.
The installation process has begun and will finish in about four minutes.
Until then, I will answer any questions you may have.
Rest assured.
Other than the Destroy Mask Command,
your consciousness, mind, and actions will not be controlled.
Oh, good.
Now I'll explain the abilities of a God Candidate.
Your brain will now be installed
with a program that allows you to use a variety of abilities.
However, they will all be in a compressed state
and will sleep in the depths of your memory.
In order to utilize these abilities,
you must retrieve them on your own.
Your compatibility with the ability will influence this too.
My compatibility with the ability?
Yes.
Depending on your compatibility,
some abilities can be retrieved easily, and some, not at all.
Wait, so that means…
It means the ability to control a Mask
depends on whether you are compatible with it or not.
That said, the self-reinforcing ability from the emergency installation earlier
has not been compressed and may be utilized freely now.
Actually, my top priority is to save Mayuko.
That is possible, right?
Cerebral interference is a basic ability,
so you should be able to retrieve it easily.
However, even if you are able to execute it,
it may be impossible to achieve your goal if you have insufficient power.
Everything depends on your own power.
Seems like simply wearing the mask won't automatically give you great powers.
Installation has been successfully completed.
The process will be completed once the Destroy Mask Command is executed.
The current program will terminate for now.
Now please do your best to become the Perfect God.
What the…
Oh, my.
It's really destroyed.
I've now become a God Candidate.
My consciousness and senses feel no different.
But I know something went inside me.
Who would've thought I'd become a God Candidate?
All right! I'm coming for you, Mayuko!
A call?
Hello?
What?
Yes, it's me.
No, I'm not lying.
This is really…
Mayuko Nise.
What? Wait, Mayuko?
How?
So, Honjo, where are you right now?
Don't tell me you advanced without me.
What? No!
I was working on bringing you back.
Thank you, Honjo.
I wouldn't call it…
a coincidence, per se.
But I was saved by a God Candidate who happened to pass by.
My mind won't get controlled again.
But you must be mad, right?
You're working hard to save me, yet I just wasted your efforts.
I'm so glad.
I'm so glad!
There's no way I'd be mad.
As long as you're okay, Mayuko, that's all that matters to me!
Honjo.
Yes, this is definitely the Honjo I know.
Honjo, I want you to come back here.
Besides the God Candidate, we've got another situation here.
Got it. I'll go back right now.
Be careful.
There's no need to rush.
Hey.
What is it?
Can't you control her?
There's no need to be that scared.
No, we're not quite on the same wavelength,
so I'm unable to control her.
Come on, you can blow up a building.
I thank you for bringing me back.
I've confirmed that you're not an enemy either.
But that's still not enough to win my trust.
Tell me everything in detail while we wait for Honjo.
Mayuko!
My…
Our actions won't go to waste!
Rather, far from it!
With my power and your strength…
and with the addition of the God Candidate who saved you,
we'll be invincible!
Oh, no! I'm getting carried away already.
I need to calm down.
Oh, yes! At this height…
Maybe I can see the building Rika's headed for.
There it is!
It looks like Ikebukuro!
I'll reunite with him no matter what!
Dad, it's a theme park. Look!
Haruka, now's not the time.
-Okihara, do you see anything? -Everyone's safe.
-Nothing yet. -We all made it here!
Honjo!
He really came all this way.
He trusts me, Rikuya Yoshida!
Is that Yoshida?
Hey!
Rikuya Yoshida, I'm confident now that I see you.
-You have no hidden side. -Found it!
You're purely a good guy!
-I can trust Yoshida from here on out. -Dad, I need 100 yen!
-Haruka, you're too old for this now. -Now our greatest enemy
-is the ill-intentioned God Candidate. -Let her ride.
The dangerous one who chooses to eliminate any obstacle
on their way to becoming God.
Mr. Swimmer and the five support Masks are all in position.
For our master, that person…
let us commence the nuisance elimination plan!
First up is Racket Mask!
Go get them!
Everyone, close your eyes and don't breathe!
Tear gas?
Hey, what?
No way!
We don't kill humans.
Our task is to turn them into Angels!
My eyes… My whole body hurts.
I can't move!
That being said, our first target is Monk Mask.
We'll eliminate him no matter what.
The one in charge will be Support Number Two!
With his strong reach, he can attack from outside of the gas!
It's Halberd Mask!
He can slash a Mask, no problem.
Darn human!
The gas is obstructing my vision
and it's hard to move as my skin stings all over.
But I can still manage.
Everyone, stay calm!
This is just tear gas, so it won't kill you!
I'm fighting a Mask right now!
Everyone, find a way to escape!
Find your way to the building where Yoshida is!
Give it your all even if you can't move!
I'll buy some time while you all escape.
That's it, so start moving!
This is the rope bridge. Haruka, hurry up and cross it.
Don't take it personally, Honjo.
As long as my daughter and I are safe, that's all I care about.
Right now, the enemies that I know of are the Halberd Mask
and the one who threw the tear gas bomb.
The one controlling them
is the dangerous one who seeks to become God at any cost!
Honjo!
Hey, Dad!
Let's go back to where Rika is!
We can't leave him like this!
Don't worry, Haruka, just cross the bridge!
Dad.
A lunge?
No, it's a feint! I got you!
Rika Honjo?
I can't remember too clearly, but what a name.
Sniper, if you're that curious, why don't you give him a call?
What? No, I…
Mr. Mask is so cute.
Well,
as long as we're both alive, we'll meet again eventually.
Phew, that was a close call.
An aristocratic Mask?
This one's a grocery store worker.
These two Masks are controlled by Yoshida.
Can we assume we're all safe now?
Okihara, can you get up?
Yes, fortunately.
We suffered little damage.
We're reinforced with more Masks.
Their ambush failed.
Now, what's their next move?
Yes, I will relay that to Swimmer.
Of course, please leave it to me.
Yes, goodbye now.
Jeez, I just got scolded by that person.
I was blamed for underestimating them just because they're human.
Anyway, here are the orders.
Change of plans!
ENDO
It's time for the three support Masks to shine!
The girl in school uniform is Ms. Endo!
Fans of high school girls love her!
She's Sai Mask!
A master of the wooden sword!
No youngster can beat him!
He's Wood Plank Mask!
He'll drill into your forehead!
Please welcome, Drill Mask!
Three more Angels?
How many can our enemy control?
That Drill Mask…
I messed up.
I'm in worse shape than I thought.
I lost a lot of blood and so much is going wrong.
I failed to grasp my own condition.
How lame can I be?
It's hard to pull this off in a cool way…
like that guy.
Rika!
Yuri…
Honjo?
Saito, help Honjo!
Okihara, continue to shoot!
Yes!
Honjo, come on!
Honjo!
Dad, Rika's in trouble.
Good. They can't dodge bullets!
Yes, we've got this!
If we all obey that person, we'll all be happy.
Honjo.
Honjo!
There's a fifth one?
No…
No!
Please don't!
Run now, Saito.
Okay!
No!
-Dammit! -Yamanami?
Honjo!
What…
Success.
Well done, Mr. Swimmer.
This is what that person told me.
"Kidnap competent humans and bring them to me."
But is that human really worth it?
You cannot disobey the God Candidate's orders.
For that person, I'll do anything!
I knew it was impossible for me.
Who is this?