My ability will finish you off.
So it doesn't really matter what yours is.
Let's begin, Kuroiwa.
First, with an exchange of greetings.
The ability to turn marbles into wrecking balls.
I've heard you can use multiple abilities.
That's not unlike my own ability.
Though I believe mine is superior.
I've got to hold them in place!
Please, no!
Help me! Please!
This is how Kuroiwa's power works?
It's just as Ringo said...
Oogami and Kuroiwa of Team Red
combine their powers to create slaves.
"Create"?
Yes.
Right after they captured us,
Oogami was about to kill us.
But then Kuroiwa saved us.
More precisely, he made us think he did.
That's how he triggers his ability.
<> Mr. Masaya Kuroiwa Your ability is "the ability to forcibly collect debts you're owed."
Masaya Kuroiwa's ability lets him force others to repay debts they owe him.
When he saves your life,
you become a slave, forced to risk your life for him in exchange.
He has multiple ability users under his control.
Kuroiwa is the true king.
Akira Shiroyanagi...
I know you well enough to know
that you likely came here with a plan in mind.
But you're completely in my power now.
I said that your appearance played into my hands.
That's because I'm in complete control of everything.
I have been...
and will continue to be.
Is that what your "kingdom" is all about?
How did you know about that?
Or should I worry more that you said that to give me pause,
and may be plotting something?
Oh? You're not a bit worried about what I know?
It wouldn't matter.
That's your weak point, isn't it?
You people know nothing about me.
You don't really know what my ability is,
or why I can use multiple abilities.
It was the same way with our leader's ability.
You only knew that he could block enemy attacks.
But on that day, you saw his real ability...
That when he's face-to-face with an enemy,
he can turn their power back on them.
Even before then, you likely suspected there was more to it.
Had you been so inclined, you could have done something to expose him far earlier.
I think you're too strong,
and that led you to look down on us.
A natural inclination, from someone arrogant enough to think of this place as their kingdom.
And as further proof of that...
You didn't even consider it, did you?
That we might have a spy in your ranks, too.
And?
Even if you had a spy in our ranks,
would that let you change your current situation?
It would.
That arrogance of yours is what will let me beat you.
You're the one who knows nothing about us.
Your purpose here is to buy time
until Quintuple Girl and her friends defeat Ichi.
But...
Your attempt is utterly pointless.
What?
Your companions will be witnessing quite a spectacle around now.
Not that you have time to think about them right now.
Did you really think your words were what convinced me to pause my attacks?
You wanted to buy time, and I graciously indulged you.
If, when I paused, you thought for even a moment, "Thank goodness..."
That becomes a debt you owe me.
What?!
You've fulfilled the conditions for my ability's activation.
The moment you appeared before me,
the battle was already over,
Akira Shiroyanagi.
Episode 11 "Loanshark"
I briefly paused my attacks
to let you buy a little time.
That's a thoroughly minor debt.
Just enough to steal a little time back from you.
But that's more than enough.
Akira Shiroyanagi,
your repayment will be the temporary loss of the use of your right leg.
Is this how Kuroiwa's ability works?
I'd say you're doomed now.
Yes...
You have only one option now.
Use that ability.
My first inkling that something was off
was the way you repeatedly summoned and withdrew your cannon.
It was as if you were flipping a switch.
Despite the danger you were in during the fight with the giant ghoul,
you actively sought out a blind spot before solving the problem.
And then...
The spy you have in Green helped me escape.
With a message.
The child should have been killed in the attack.
But he was fine for some reason.
And the next instant, he fired off his cannon.
They told me to tell you that.
"He uses the cannon, but that's not his ability."
That was all I needed to know.
Now use it.
Use it!
What?!
I knew that when revealing your secret weapon
you'd want to get close enough to finish me off.
That's why I placed my slaves there.
I have no interest in learning your real ability.
You use the cannon,
and some sort of teleportation ability.
Once I knew that, it was just a matter of driving you to use it...
And then killing you.
Positioning my slaves this way,
letting you talk to buy time,
and stealing the use of your leg...
All actions taken to force you to use your teleportation,
and bring you right here.
I systematically narrowed your options to one.
Akira Shiroyanagi,
you were completely within my power from the start.
Was I really?
What if you only think you drove me into this situation,
because I manipulated you into thinking you did?
After all, I'm right where I want to be...
Face-to-face with an enemy!
What?!
The things I said earlier weren't about buying time.
I made it look that way,
but it was the content of what I said that mattered.
True ability Uses multiple abilities
I was subtly imprinting reminders in your head.
True ability Uses multiple abilities
Dodges enemy's attack Fights face-to-face
The fact that I can use multiple abilities...
Dodges enemy's attack Fights face-to-face
And the nature of our leader's ability.
True ability Fights face-to-face Deflects everything Multiple abilities Dodges attack
Slaves!
Take him and—
Too late!
He thought I was the king,
which meant he'd already taken out our leader.
That's when I decided I'd use this ability...
Our leader's ability, to take him down.
I've never felt this way before.
Even with lives on the line,
this game was still a game.
I thought everything was the same as ever.
I was sure...
But...
What if what's changed is...
Negotiation breakdown!
The chains!
We're free!
We're saved!
Ow...
It retaliates against me, too.
But I think I got off easy.
Good thing I came prepared.
This is over.
He's finished.
You...
You arranged all that?
Yes.
I needed to stop your knife.
And our leader had a large library of books.
You were prepared... for my knife?
I told you before...
It looked like you were in control of the battle, but you weren't.
I arranged all this myself
before the battle began.
Good morning.
Sorry to ask, but could we spend the day together?
Sure. What are we doing?
I have to talk with Kumagiri a while,
so get ready to head out while I do.
He's apparently one of Team Red's slave hunters.
I captured him,
but since it seems like we'll be fighting Team Red soon,
I figured I'd get your thoughts on it.
Kumagiri...
I think you've found our way through.
What?
Maybe I'll try it with Yuuri.
To see if I can use that ability or not...
I can transform into anyone Yuuri imagines.
I want your help, Yuuri.
Who's this guy?
One of Team Red's slave hunters.
I want to try it with him.
Instead of Ringo, I want to turn into him.
The spy you have in Green helped me escape.
I learned very quickly that there was a spy in Green's ranks,
and I used that to infiltrate your team as well.
Yes...
That was me the whole time.
And I gave you just a scrap of information about my ability.
I imagined someone like you wouldn't just use it to predict how the battle would go.
You'd want to control us, and how the fight unfolded.
I know that, because I'm the same way.
So I gave you that information intentionally.
But I couldn't give you the answer.
I gave you just enough to reach the answer on your own.
Enough to let you think you'd reached it for yourself.
But...
It had to be the answer I wanted you to reach.
Then I tried to figure out how you'd use the slaves you had,
and what traps you'd set for me.
Once I figured out what those might be,
I set traps of my own around them.
I think I've made myself clear, haven't I?
You're the one who's been in my power.
I was watching you from the start, prepared for anything...
Or so I thought.
But it seems I underestimated you.
Very well. You win.
But only this battle.
You still think we can't beat Oogami?
A pointless bluff.
Even with quintupled abilities,
he'll be surrounded by ability-users who—
All the more reason.
You've got Ichi's back against the wall.
And that's why you can't beat him.
Because that Ichi will show himself.
That girl and her friends are finished.
Even with quintupled abilities,
you can't beat three of us at once!
Just as I hoped...
With them...
Maybe... I can find my answer.
Wh-What's he doin'?
What in the world?
Just what... exactly...
am I?!
Crap!
Kirisaki!
They told us over and over again...
"You're not human."
Anger... Sorrow... Pain...
When I feel enough of them, and I get like this...
I always remember that.
But then... what exactly are we?
I wanted to know the answer.
But when I get like this, and I ask the people around me...
None of them ever survive.
Ichi...
Let's create it.
Create our kingdom right here.
Orphanage Shin'ai Academy
We have a new friend joining us today.
This is Masaya Kuroiwa.
You're always reading that, huh?
My mom bought it for me.
Is it good?
A Kingdom for Everyone
It's about some insects that create a free country together.
But that's just a fairy tale.
I really believed that.
Because being there taught me
that we don't even have the freedoms and rights
of a bunch of insects in a book.
Today we'll be interviewing the kind-hearted headmaster of Shin'ai Academy,
which takes care of children with nowhere else to go.
These children grow ever more wonderful in my care!
They're all treasures to me!
Get lined up, trash!
Your parents don't give a shit about you!
You'd be dead without me!
You hear me?!
You're absolute trash!
If you think you're human, you got another thing coming!
I'm only taking care of you because I make money from it!
Be grateful I let you live!
What?
You again?
Don't you look at me that way.
Don't glare at your benefactor!
Ungrateful trash!
Show me gratitude!
Pay back the debt you owe me!
You're not human!
You're insects!
You're sub-insect trash!
He's changing somehow...
Yuuri!
Not good...
My two seconds have passed.
Yes, good.
Just as I hoped.
I felt your left arm break back there.
Yet you're still standing...
The first time I got this way...
I was... ten or eleven, I think.
A little kid, anyway.
A Kingdom for Everyone
What's this crap?
G-Give that back!
A Kingdom For Everyone?
A Kingdom for Everyone
Still reading this crap at your age, you little shit?
Listen up.
Animals and insects take care of their young.
But even your parents threw you away!
You're only alive because of me!
That puts you below animals and insects!
A Kingdom for Everyone
You owe me a huge debt!
Stop reading this crap,
and start thinking about how to pay me back!
Trash!
A Kingdom for Everyone
I didn't tell you to move!
Next time... I swear... I'll protect you.
You're all trash!
You're only alive because of me!
There's nowhere you can go but here!
You're trash! You don't even deserve fairy tales!
You'd better think about how to pay me back!
A Kingdom for Everyone
You hear me?!
I wish we could make a kingdom for ourselves,
just like in the book.
Let's do it, then!
We'll make a free kingdom, where we can do whatever we want!
A place where we belong!
A Kingdom for Everyone
Stupid trash...
Where's my ashtray?!
When I'm smoking, you bring me my ashtray!
Trash!
I'm still stuck in that day.
When I feel too much pain,
the way I felt then comes back, crystal clear,
and I get like this.
When I get like this, I don't feel anything.
No one can stop me.
I think that man might've been right.
I might not be human at all.
You asked us what you are?
When I look at your scars,
I think of two little girls.
Riria...
And you think those kids'll turn out like me?
I really hope they won't.
But I don't know!
And yet...
Even if someone treated you like you're not...
You're still human, and so are they!
That's why I can stop you.
I will stop you, right now!
It's like that first time we just happened to meet...
I've always hated the idea of random chance.
Just random chance!
entirely at random!
Because I just happened to have you with that man...
But this isn't random.
None of this is random!
I didn't "just happen" to be born, or to end up here...
And that's why... I'm going to end it!
<> Your ability is "the ability to forcibly collect debts you're owed."
Mion and Yang's Next Episode Preview!
Icchi and Yuuricchi have finally evolved!
Next time, their battle of ultimate abilities will finally come to an end!
We'll see the end of this war game, but what lies ahead in the future?!
Next time is the final episode! Episode 12 of Battle Game in 5 Seconds
Make sure you check out the final ability!
Yay! You actually did the preview right!
I can do it if I try.
I was just getting in the way on purpose.
I figured that was the case but don't just admit it like that!
I love watching you squirm!
Stop being so honest!