THREE YEARS AGO
BAKU MADARAME
Hey, Mr. Nowa. You checked the cash?
We got it.
KAKERO CLUB REFEREE #1 MITOSHI NOWA
Five hundred billion.
Good.
Any complaints?
KAKERO CLUB 21ST GENERATION ROYAL LEADER SOICHI KIRUMA
Tonight, I, Hikoichi Yako…
KAKERO CLUB REFEREE #2 HIKOKICHI YAKO
…will serve as a witness.
Then, let's begin.
I'm going to beat you today.
And I'll be the top of Kakero!
And? What will you be betting on tonight?
Let's see.
Whether a plane will fly in the sky above us or not.
I'll bet that one will. The limit will be one hour.
Very well. The hour begins now.
Royal Leader, I'm going to eat your lie.
The aileron's good.
Hurry. They're paying us ten million for just one hour.
Okay.
Pizza Shuttle. Thanks for waiting!
We didn't order any pizza.
The hour is up.
The number of planes that crossed the sky above us was zero.
The Royal Leader is the winner.
Royal Leader.
Will we allow this man to live?
I have a message from the Royal Leader.
Mr. Madarame.
There is no value to killing you now.
Your life will be forfeit to the Royal Leader,
your membership in Kakero Club stripped,
and you will be exiled.
Kakero Club.
This dark organization was founded in the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
Kageronosuke Kiruma, the first Royal Leader of Kakero,
served as a referee for gambling lords
and started out punishing those who avoided paying their debts.
Get out of my way!
He collected payment from every loser, without regard for rank or power.
His military and financial might became the foundation of the organization.
The death of Nobonuga in the Honnoji Incident,
The Sakuradamon Incident in the Bakumatsu Period…
and even the Showa Era 300-million-yen heist.
These were all no more than bet collections by this organization.
To this day, Kakero Club continues to moderate gambling between its members
and ensure the bets are paid.
Their power even allows them to pull the strings of the national government.
What Baku bet this time was not only the chance to stand at the top of Kakero
but everything he owned, including his life.
All that in an attempt to beat the Royal Leader.
2022 MIKURAJIMA
Alright, put down your cash!
One thousand yen on higher!
Two thousand yen on higher!
-One thousand on lower! -One thousand on four!
Alright, here we go!
Triple two's! Matching dice go to the dealer.
I won again. So sorry!
This is my one lucky day a year.
Let's get to the next one!
Alright!
-Place your bets! -Well, this looks fun!
I wanna play too.
What are you doing here, kid?
This isn't a game for little boys. Go play!
One million!
Seriously?
Laugh while you still can.
I'm going…
to eat your lie.
Bring it on.
I'll turn you into fish food.
This will be good!
Two sixes and a four.
That's two million for me.
-Amazing, kid! -That's… impossible.
-What a win! -Whoa!
Right?
Even though he's been cheating.
A magnet!
And he's been hiding a magnetic plate under the sic bo sheet.
He had it set up so that when he placed the bowl over the sheet,
the magnets made the dice match.
-What the hell? -You cheater!
So I also hid magnets inside my wad of bills
and manipulated the dice inside the bowl.
You bastard. You tried to cheat us!
Come here!
As promised, I ate your lie.
But the taste was…
-Sea lettuce ramen. -Thank you, Hide.
Looks good.
-Thanks for the food! -How is it?
Hm? Your island life.
All I do is fish all day.
Feels like my brain's rotting.
You should be happy to be alive.
-By the way. -Hm?
Something's happening with the Tokyo Kakero.
Someone's aiming to beat the Royal Leader.
Who is it?
A scientist named Ikki Sadakuni.
He discovered a groundbreaking way to mine methane hydrate.
They say he's the most likely to win a Nobel prize.
Methane hydrate?
-A new energy source to replace oil. -Professor!
Since it's buried underground deep in the ocean,
it was believed to be impossible to mine.
Sadakuni invested a huge amount of his personal funds
and conducted successful experiments on his own
without relying on the government or businesses.
But after that, there was an explosion at his lab
and he disappeared from the spotlight.
So, what's a guy like that doing with Kakero?
That, I don't know.
But they say Sadakuni's fixer, who was supporting him,
was working to get him into Kakero.
It's been three years since you fled Tokyo.
Kakero looks a bit different now.
You're not going back to Tokyo, are you?
You know.
I don't want to surrender to anyone.
This time, for real…
I'll take him on.
How? You're not even a member of Kakero.
Besides…
you can't do anything if you're dead.
Thanks for everything.
ONODERA
MINISTER OF FINANCE MASAHIRO ONODERA
KAKERO CLUB REFEREE #10 KIRO MEKAMA
Reveal.
Mr. Sadakuni wins.
IKKI SADAKUNI
I never thought you'd be a Kakero member.
Why would the Minister of Finance want to challenge me?
First, to gather enough funds to climb to the top of the political world.
And the second, to control you.
What you discovered, it's ground-breaking.
It could revolutionize the world's energy industry.
All the leaders of the world wanted to monopolize it,
but after the explosion last year,
you disappeared from the public eye.
Weren't you one of those who wanted the rights?
With your invention, I could secure every vote.
Today I'm going to beat you, and your invention will be mine.
Mr. Sadakuni, your turn.
-Sixty million. -Hundred million.
Reveal.
Straight with ace.
Mr. Sadakuni wins.
Reveal.
High of six.
Mr. Sadakuni wins.
Twenty million.
All in. Hundred million.
Reveal.
Full house.
Mr. Sadakuni wins.
Are you spying on my hand?
I can't have lost six times in a row.
Referee Mekama, do it again.
First, we must settle the accounts. You owe 300 million yen.
I can't pay that! I need the money for the next election!
So, in the end, that's all you're good for.
Mr. Onodera, you must know the rules of Kakero Club.
Defying a referee like me is not allowed.
Shut this man up.
Yes, sir. Oi, it's over for you.
You…
You bastard!
In the garden, immediately.
My God.
Hey. Look into my eyes.
What do you see in my eyes?
Mr. Sadakuni, tonight's winnings.
We'll take care of the cleanup.
Thanks for your trouble.
In exchange, I have a request.
Will you make me your designated referee?
I'll think about it.
This takes care of that one.
Killing one small fish isn't enough to make up for what they've done.
My favorite!
Gotta have this when you're in Yokohama.
No way.
I have no change.
-Thank you. -Come work with us again.
-Yes, sir. -Okay.
Good work today. Cheer up!
-Nice work today. -Thank you.
Hope to work with you again.
Thanks for today.
IN OPERATION 7777
No way! I won!
You want one?
You sure?
Thanks!
That's good. This is good stuff. You look like you understand.
Winning a drink from a vending machine, you're pretty lucky.
Winning a free drink is pretty much the only luck I can get.
That's pretty self-deprecating.
Because my life is nothing but shit.
-Found you, Kaji! -Shit!
Come on, Kaji. You can't run anymore.
You're gonna pay back the 1.5 million you owe us!
-What do you think you're doing? -Hey!
Don't interrupt people when they're talking!
What?
You idiot, you only bow and scrape. You actually owe money.
Huh?
You two wanna get taken down by that wizard lawyer?
Wizard? Who are you talking about?
This kid's relative. He caught some company president.
Five years in prison with hard labor.
We won't let you run!
How much do you owe?
Altogether, 2.2 million.
A friend secretly cosigned my name.
You know, you don't have to pay back an illegal loan.
If you studied even a little bit of law, you'd know that.
If you don't know the world, it'll eat you up.
It doesn't matter.
I don't have any dreams or hopes anyway.
It's okay.
That's why you met me like this. To let you know you still had some luck.
Five million.
Wow! Thank you!
ILLEGAL CASINO OWNER RANKO KURAMA
There's no way the same number would pop up again.
See! There it is!
You did it.
But you lost.
If you bet on one, it's times 36,
so even if you bet on 37, you still lost 1,000.
Don't you understand?
A win is a win!
Let's see. Let's put 1,000 yen on every number but 20 and nine.
-Alright. -Would you like another drink?
Thanks.
Alright!
That's 36 bets placed on 36 numbers. It doesn't make sense.
That's why I add more on the next one.
And I'll up my bet from 1,000 to 10,000 yen.
Okay.
-Oh no. Seriously? -See? You just lost 350,000 yen!
But nine. it just stopped on nine!
Exchange all this.
-You're gonna start again from one? -Of course I am!
Hey, there's no way the number nine will come up again, right?
Yes. Having a number come up so many times is unlikely.
Right?
See, even the dealer says so.
15 MINUTES AGO
This.
Be on the lookout for when I start to eat one of these.
When that happens, you bet everything on the number I haven't chosen.
I like them.
Your truths and lies. They even make you pick numbers.
Mister, you're…
a liar, aren't you?
I got it!
Baku, he's been guiding the ball!
Yeah!
Nice timing, Kaji!
You're amazing, Baku!
Times 36 is five million!
Five million?
-Wow! -Incredible!
Wow!
-That's awesome! -Wow!
Damn it.
-What happened? -Osugi was set up.
-For how much? -A little more than five million.
Alright, so now…
Five million.
-The Lie Eater? -Hey! I got five million!
Well, this is unexpected.
-This has never happened to me! -Good for you!
Sir, a bonus game is waiting for you.
Kaji, get out of here.
Leave him.
Hey.
I can't leave you here by yourself.
What is the game?
Just guessing whether the next person to get off
the elevator is a man or woman. If you lose, give up the money.
I just smelled that perfume.
The person who just got off is a man.
See! I won!
What are you talking about?
No matter how you look at it, that's a woman.
What the hell! Watch your hands!
Excuse me!
What? That was a man?
You didn't want to hand over the money. That's why you set me up.
Picking someone who would make it a loss whether I said man or woman.
You're…
a liar.
As I expected of you. You haven't gotten rusty at all.
Why did you come back?
Three years and you're still stripped of your Kakero membership,
and with one order from the Royal Leader,
the Kakero could kill you.
I'll come back again soon.
Let's go.
Baku.
What was that all about?
You know, the Kakero stuff, and the fact that they'll kill you.
You don't want to know. That's the kind of world it is.
But Baku, you live in that world, don't you?
Please.
Let me help you.
Do you think you'll make money if you're with me?
No, that's not what I…
You took on someone else's debt.
You can't even run away and leave your friend behind.
Such a nice person has no talent for gambling.
You can't come with me.
Use that money to get your life back.
See ya.
Alright!
I'm treating myself to a day of luxury!
This is the best!
Herb steamed lobster.
A wagyu steak.
Hello!
-Are you Kaji? -Yes.
-He's nervous! -So cute!
-Cheers! -Cheers!
Go get it!
The world is your oyster! Go get it!
Something doesn't feel right.
Yeah!
Nice timing, Kaji!
You're amazing, Baku!
Damn!
Two million in tokens.
It's your blind.
That'll make it 55 million.
Who is this guy?
He hasn't made a single mistake.
That's Ikki Sadakuni.
Sadakuni.
The one taking down Kakero members?
He probably came here, knowing this was my place.
Then, he plans to take you on?
Guess we have no choice but to raise his bet.
Five million.
Call.
Five million.
Call.
Five million.
All in. Thirty million.
Reveal.
What the hell?
I'm done.
-I have no more business here. -This a joke? You're not stopping here.
Someone like you isn't worth my time.
I think I've proven that to the guys of Kakero.
Ma'am.
What is this about?
I should be asking you.
Hey. Why not take me on?
This is heads.
One match, one million.
Ready?
-I pick tails. -Ruka, let's go.
Oh no!
It was heads.
You missed your chance.
Wait. You can't tell if it's heads or tails?
I have no reason to go up against you.
If you want a match against me,
come back when you're a Kakero member again.
Baku Madarame.
That bastard.
He was totally looking at my hand.
Yeah?
What do you want?
What is it?
What?
What is it?
That Lie Eater guy says he wants to talk to the mistress.
The Lie Eater?
Hello?
You're pissing me off.
I don't have time to play with you--
What?
What did you just say?
Mistress? What's wrong?
Okay.
He invited me out for a drink.
That's mine.
Who cares about such a small thing?
-Two more of the same. -Right away.
Why did you call me here?
I'm glad I met you.
What are you talking about?
This has to be fate.
I have a favor to ask.
Only you can do this for me.
Stop strutting around and just say it.
Listen. Don't be shocked.
Okay.
Give me your Kakero membership.
Excuse me?
You shouldn't have it if you lost to Sadakuni.
Are you kidding me?
I'd never give up such a precious thing.
Then, do you know anyone who would?
Of course not.
Here you are.
There might be one person, actually.
Who?
If you sit down in Nakabori Park, in Yokohama, looking dumb,
an old man will come up to you.
He'll give up his membership?
However, not a single person has ever bet against him and won.
Not even one person. You know why?
Huh?
Hey, Kaji!
Baku!
-What are you doing? -Please!
Let me be by your side.
I'll do whatever you ask.
I don't want money.
My heart was racing the whole day with you yesterday.
-I thought that's what it is to live. So-- -Okay.
Really?
I, too, realized I need you, Kaji.
Somebody! Somebody help me!
I'm sorry.
Don't kill me!
What a great voice!
TARO KOKONOE
That voice rejuvenates my cells.
What's wrong?
You look down.
Nothing, really.
Young man, do you like gambling?
Yeah, I guess so.
Do you want to play a game in my yard?
You could win big.
What is it? Sounds fun!
Kaji, you should do it.
Well, if you say so, Baku.
Mister, can I come too?
Of course! The more the merrier!
Yeah!
Kaji, you really are a lucky boy.
This your yard?
This forest is my private property.
I have five adorable pets.
You must steal five keys from them within the time limit.
One of you will put this timing device on your leg.
If you can remove it and escape from that gate
before the time is up, you win.
And for your prize…
ten million!
Ten million? Seriously?
What kind of pets do you have?
Nothing like lions and tigers, right?
Of course not.
They're much weaker than that.
And if we run out of time?
That's something to look forward to when the time comes.
So, who's this guy?
How rude of me.
I will be overseeing this game.
I'm Kakero Club's Number Two Referee, Hikoichi Yako.
Kakero Club?
-Incidentally, Kakero Club is-- -No need to explain.
More importantly, mister, we're not playing.
Kaji, let's go home.
What's wrong? You scared?
No. It's the prize.
-Then, how much do you want? -I don't want money.
What I want is your Kakero Club membership.
Is that why you came here?
-If you're scared, I'll ask someone else. -What?
I'm saying, back out now before it's too late.
Before I gobble you up.
Fine. I'll add my membership to the ten million. Good?
I have no objections.
Thank you!
Here. To show you how I feel.
Alright. Who wants to wear this?
This guy, of course.
Baku!
You have two hours.
Now, let the game begin!
-Are you okay? -Sorry.
Huh? Who's that?
No way.
-Was that real? -Kaji, run!
This is too much!
Let's go, Kaji!
Kaji, this way!
-That guy was trying to kill us! -That must be the old guy's pet.
Huh? But he said they were weak pets.
Well, humans aren't as strong as lions and tigers.
But he has a weapon! That's gotta be against the rules!
That old guy's a lust murderer.
He likes chasing down and playing with his victims.
No way. You've got to be kidding.
The police!
No good. I have no connection.
Don't bother. I'm sure he's got signal blockers.
Why are you acting like this is normal? We might be killed!
That's the kind of game Kakero oversees.
So, this time limit?
Yeah. It's probably a time bomb. If we don't get the keys, bam!
Don't look so down!
I'm gonna gobble up that old man.
Crap. Hey!
If I win this game, I'll get ten million yen.
Won't you give me your key?
There are five of you, so you'll each get two million.
-Two million? -Yeah.
I'll think about it!
Really?
Hey, you lied!
Okay.
Kaji, give me your leg!
One hour, 19 minutes.
Okay, that's one down. Shall we find the next, Kaji?
Okay!
Not bad.
The prey has moved from A11 to B11.
Don't let them get away!
Let's stop here to come up with a plan.
We really need to get this timer off my leg.
No, don't! If you mess with it, it might explode.
Let's stop here to come up with a plan.
-No, don't! -Let's get the key, shall we?
Only 52 minutes left.
Let's go, Kaji.
Kaji.
Look.
They'll get you if you're not careful.
Okay.
Alright.
Gotta be this way.
There's one!
Baku, run!
Nice timing, Kaji. What an actor!
I really thought I was gonna die.
Okay.
Baku, run!
All right.
Let's go get the last one.
Yeah.
-That must hurt. -Sixteen minutes left!
They're tied up and heading your way.
Leave it to me.
Hurry up and give me the key.
Seventeen seconds.
We did it.
Thank God!
Report! Have you caught the prey? You haven't killed them yet, right?
We're fine.
But your soldiers have been annihilated.
You listening, mister? You'll have to try a little harder.
That fucking brat!
Rodem!
Wake up!
Okay.
Rodem, you're up!
What was that?
It's him. He's coming!
Who? Who is coming?
Kaji, let's go!
Baku! Wait for me!
Is that your rumored human weapon?
Yes. My beloved son.
I developed him back when I was a mercenary
as part of a human experiment program.
He's my ultimate masterpiece!
Rodem's weakness is that his brain is too small.
He falls asleep within 15 minutes.
But that's more than enough time.
Nothing ever survives him.
This is bad. We're really going to die!
Baku! Let's get out of here!
If we grovel, he might forgive us!
So you just wanna run away again, Kaji?
Don't you want to see that old man repent?
To confess his sins?
It's okay. Just trust me.
LOW CONCENTRATION ETHANOL
What is this? A bullfight?
I'm over here!
Put me down!
Dammit!
Kaji, do it now!
Baku!
Adios.
Nice job, Kaji.
Too bad. Your greatest masterpiece is done for.
Let's go.
Rodem!
My Rodem. How? How could you lose?
You've failed me!
My greatest masterpiece?
Why would he know that?
It's a listening device.
You knew about this?
It's not against the rules.
I believe that was decided.
Nobody has ever survived this game?
You're…
a liar, aren't you?
The game is over.
Mr. Kokonoe, I declare you the loser.
Thank you.
That was the most fun I've had in a while.
By the way.
Did you really take down Rodem?
Of course not.
Rodem can only be active for 15 minutes.
If we could hold out long enough, he'd fall asleep.
Baku!
So we used the ethanol to take out his eyesight and restrict his movements.
I'm a pacifist. I don't want to kill anyone.
Well, then.
Allow me to formally welcome Kaji into the Kakero Club.
-I'm a member now? -Yes.
Due to certain circumstances, Mr. Madarame cannot be a member.
However, I have no problem with you becoming a member, Mr. Kaji.
Baku. Was this your plan all along?
Mr. Kaji, please allow me
to be your designated referee.
HIKOICHI YAKO
No, thank you.
I can't do this! I can't take it!
Baku, our worlds are too different.
You're right.
It was pure luck we survived today.
What lies ahead is an even worse hell.
I'm sorry.
What a shame.
I'll take the membership.
Mr. Madarame.
Where did you get this?
When Rodem slammed me down.
Kaji, do it now!
You finally awake?
Yako called me after finding me in your phone history.
Well, I am sort of responsible for giving you the idea to bet against Kokonoe.
I'll take care of you until your wound heals.
Hey! What are you doing?
Ranko.
Thank you.
You don't really have to thank me.
I have… one more favor to ask.
A favor?
Yeah. A favor.
Well…
If you're going to beg,
I guess I can hear what you have to say.
Really?
Yeah.
Can I bring someone here?
What?
He's a wild beast, but he has nowhere to go.
Please!
Who am I?
When you were little,
you were kidnapped by a mean old man and subjected to evil experiments.
There's a bad person inside you named Rodem.
And he's killed a lot of people.
What should I do?
Please tell me, mister.
You're not a murderer.
But you're not innocent.
You'll have to take responsibility for your sins, atone for them,
and live on.
Atone?
How do I do that?
Just come with me.
I'll help you conquer your sins.
However, I will never tell you to kill someone.
Mr. Kaji.
I'm sorry.
You had something to ask me?
It's about Baku.
What kind of world does he live in?
THE RESIDENCE OF RANKO KURAMA
Marco, come on.
I talked to Mr. Yako.
You almost died and you're still taking on Kakero?
I don't get you.
And that escape game.
You used me to get a Kakero membership. That really pisses me off!
It pisses me off, but…
I still want to do it with you.
Kaji.
Baku, you always tell me to trust you.
Those words held no lies.
Baku.
Please…
let me be by your side!
You sure? You might die next time.
By the way…
Who's that behind you?
It's Rodem.
Rodem?
What?
Oh. Oh yeah.
From today on, we're calling him Marco. Play nice, okay?
I'm Marco! Nice to meet you!
Hello.
That hurts.
KURAMA-GUMI
Excuse me? You want to bring another freeloader into my house?
Some stuff happened. Please!
Don't get carried away!
I'm the head of the Kurama clan, you know.
He's really good at using a knife.
That's because he's used to using them. And that's a hatchet.
That's delicious!
It's really good, Marco!
Marco, you're the Minister of Cooking now!
-Okay! -You can't just decide that!
-Why not? -I'll cook bear tomorrow!
-That sounds great! -We don't eat bear!
I've decided who will go against Sadakuni.
Who will be next?
The new member, Takaomi Kaji.
A new member? Will such a person be suitable for the job?
Takaomi Kaji has Baku Madarame by his side.
The Lie Eater?
How interesting.
But he was expelled.
What will the Royal Leader say?
"I don't remember him."
"Do as you please."
Or something of the like.
On that day,
it will be held at the main headquarters,
so the Royal Leader will come to observe.
Make sure no one messes this up.
Referee Mekama.
I heard you became Sadakuni's designated referee.
Yes, I have been honored with the role.
If I'm lucky, I might be able to watch history change
right before my eyes.
You seem quite excited.
Don't you think it's also time for a change in the referee rankings?
METHANE HYDRATE LABORATORY
Yes!
Sir, the results from the research ship are in.
The surface layer contains a massive amount of methane hydrant!
We did it! Now we can try a new method of mining it.
Yes. This will change the world.
We don't intend to collaborate with the Japanese government.
Are you telling me you plan to sell this technology to another country?
No, rather, I plan
to share this technology with other countries for free.
Where's the profit in that?
Profit?
What I want is a world without war.
I want world peace.
I never knew a scientist could be such a romantic.
Professor? Dr. Matsuyama sent us some fruit in congratulations.
Put it in the fridge.
-We'll eat it together later. -Okay.
What's inside?
Looks so good!
Professor?
Is everyone… alright?
Besides you…
they all… died.
After that…
Minister Onodera sent us a message.
He said, if you change your mind…
he's happy to help any time.
That bastard.
He did this!
Professor Sadakuni?
My name is Kusanami. I'm a consultant.
Have you ever heard of an organization called Kakero Club?
Kakero?
It's a dark organization with a lot of power.
If you stood at the head of it, you could achieve your dreams.
Would you…
turn yourself into a beast?
Could you throw away your soul?
What do you see in my eyes?
I'll tell you.
Fury and hatred and a new, unshakeable conviction!
Mr. Yako. Is the Royal Leader coming?
He's on his way.
Then we can't lose.
Right this way.
This is impressive.
How much did you bring?
-Fifty million. -Unbelievable. We told you two billion!
She's really mad!
Let's not have a gun fight.
We'd rather not have to deal with that.
Sorry.
-Mr. Madarame will recruit owners. -Owners?
As if he were a prize horse. They will invest in Mr. Madarame's game
and if he wins, they will earn a reward of three times their investment.
However, for the reassurance of our members, the loser today
will experience hellish pain, torture, and execution.
There are some who invest,
not for the money but to witness the violent death of a person.
Oh? Interesting.
Let's see you try.
Well, then, investors. We will accept million-yen increments.
Today's subject will be Baku Madarame.
Now, please begin.
-Five million! -Three million!
-Eight million! -Five million!
-Ten million! -Three million!
-Five million! -Three million!
-Six million!
Three million!
Ah, so annoying!
Five million.
-One million! -Two million!
-Six million! -Dealt a bad hand, huh?
-Five million! -Four million!
-Six million! -Four million!
Come on. Invest more!
Only 200 million? No way you'll make it.
Come on, everyone. We can't have that!
Five hundred million! I'll put in 500 million!
Have you all forgotten?
It's Baku Madarame.
The Lie Eater.
He's back!
The Lie Eater?
-Fifty million! -Seventy million for me!
For the Lie Eater, 100 million!
Don't get the wrong idea.
I just want the money Sadakuni stole from me back.
Sixty million!
Mistress, 500 million.
-That's everything we have! -We have no choice!
Someone had to set the mood or the Lie Eater won't get to compete.
-Fifty million! -Fifty million!
Sixty million!
Two billion.
Well, then.
Now, I'm fired up.
Hangman!
Great idea! Hangman!
Hangman! Hangman!
Mekama, what's Hangman?
It's a public execution where the loser and his partner
are both hanged together.
Wait.
By partner, they mean, if you lose, I die too?
Yup.
They want to watch. That's why they're investing so much money.
Seriously?
Baku.
Are you scared, Kaji?
No.
I trust you.
Baku.
Very well.
We also accept.
But Mr. Sadakuni…
Mekama is getting Sadakuni too excited.
Humans follow the will of God. Every life has its purpose.
We die when we die.
I won't rely on heaven.
I will win this match.
Cocky as always.
He hasn't grown at all.
Very well. Hangman is approved.
Let us choose the game.
Sadakuni can read his opponent's cards.
If he chooses Old Maid, the Lie Eater is out.
The shuffling is complete.
Mr. Sadakuni, please pick one.
The game is Hangman Old Maid.
Old Maid!
Let's get started!
Old Maid? That's bad!
We'll be safe as long as we don't have the old maid.
Now, I will explain the rules of Hangman Old Maid.
The game chosen by Mr. Sadakuni
is a well-known game called Old Maid.
The cards in play will be two sets of number cards, one through ten,
and one old maid, for a total of 21 cards.
Each player must take one card from the opponent at a time and make pairs.
The player holding the old maid at the end of the game loses.
However, this old maid is different from ordinary old maids.
There are five kinds of old maids, each with a number from one to five.
With each game, these will be shuffled
and one will be included in the deck.
Each number denotes
the number of parts of the gallows to be assembled.
When the gallows are complete, the game ends.
The gallows are composed of 11 parts.
At the shortest, it could end in just three games.
Sharing of information during the game is not allowed.
However, as long as it's not discovered by your opponent,
underhanded tactics are of no concern to Kakero.
Now, then, let us begin the first round.
ROUND ONE
Go ahead.
Five and eight.
Mr. Madarame is up first.
The Lie Eater's first!
In order to prevent the players from sharing information,
we will be turning off the videos of the Owners.
Old Maid Five!
Alright.
Sada, the card you want is this one.
This is a special freebie.
Now, trust me and draw it.
Go on!
Finished.
You're…
a liar, aren't you?
Idiot! Don't act like this is fine!
Five right off the bat.
A hangman's gallows.
The main pole and four supporting legs.
Five parts are complete.
Only six remain.
Man.
I didn't think it would happen so easily.
ROUND TWO
BAKU MADARAME 5/11 SIX REMAINING
Yes!
This time…
Mr. Sadakuni starts.
Here you go.
Now, it's your turn.
Well…
Which one is it?
Right?
Or left?
I figured it out! Sada, you didn't notice?
You can tell if you look from different angles.
It's reflecting on your glasses.
A five.
Then draw that one!
Your reaction hides no lies.
This has got to be the five!
Huh?
Old Maid Four!
Put up your cards.
I'll draw and finish this game!
I win.
That man never doubts himself.
What is going on?
Baku.
Don't worry, Kaji.
It's only just beginning.
Two parts left.
Depending on the number of the old maid, this could be the last game.
If you're trying to scare me, it won't work.
Come on. Let's hurry up and start the third round.
Mr. Sadakuni starts.
ROUND THREE
BAKU MADARAME 9/11 TWO REMAINING
Alright.
Okay. Bring it on.
This one?
No. This one?
Hey, what's wrong?
Hurry up and draw.
Maybe this one.
Hurry up and draw!
Damn!
Kaji, what do I do?
Are you ready…
Lie Eater?
The next one finishes it.
I didn't expect it to be this bad.
That the Lie Eater would be beaten.
The gallows are complete.
All that's left is to be hanged.
Baku.
Sorry, Kaji.
I can't eat the lie.
So even the famous Lie Eater has run out of luck.
Stop spouting nonsense.
There's no such thing as luck.
That man only focuses on tactics and cheating.
He's just a piece of shit that isn't even prepared to die.
In the end, he doesn't have what it takes.
Having the guts to throw your life away is what brings victory!
Accomplishes great things.
Lie Eater, do something!
I bet 500 million on you because I believe in you!
ROUND FOUR
BAKU MADARAME 10/11 ONE REMAINING
The old maid.
Get it together, Lie Eater!
Me and Ranko are betting our lives on you.
What? Are you just gonna give up?
I'll…
believe in you until the very end!
Kaji.
I'm glad you're my buddy.
Mr. Madarame starts.
Now…
die.
Hey, won't you go up against me?
You can't tell if it's heads or tails?
I have no reason to take you on.
What the hell are you doing? Hold up your cards!
Okay.
Top or bottom. Which is it?
What's wrong?
It's either top or bottom.
Bottom.
Sadakuni drew the maid.
Nice! That's the first time you drew the old maid, Sada.
Don't get excited.
This one.
I win.
Somehow, we're still alive.
IKKI SADAKUNI 3/11 EIGHT REMAINING
BAKU MADARAME 10/11 ONE REMAINING
ROUND FIVE
Here you are.
Mr. Sadakuni starts.
What's wrong? I'm over here.
Baku?
What is he doing?
Oi!
How long are you going to stand there?
Hurry up and pick a card!
Stop fucking around!
Mekama. Let's establish a time limit.
It'll never end at this rate.
Mr. Sadakuni has made a request. What shall we do?
Very well. From now on, every time a card is drawn,
it must be done within one minute.
Do you agree, Mr. Madarame?
That's fine.
Go ahead.
Sada, I see right through your habits.
Then--
Hurry up and draw a card, right?
-Here you go, Mr. Yako. -Indeed.
Don't even bother looking!
Sada.
We aren't playing Old Maid anymore.
I will not be drawing the old maid again.
In other words, the one who gets the old maid in the beginning is dead.
You better pray to your God that you don't get the old maid.
SADAKUNI 7/11, MADARAME 10/11
SADAKUNI: FOUR REMAINING MADARAME: ONE REMAINING
Here you are.
ROUND SIX
The old maid. Baku has it!
Madarame starts.
Begin.
Hurry up and put up your cards.
What's the hurry?
Okay, Sada. Take this card.
Come on. Pick one.
Mr. Sadakuni.
Ten seconds remaining.
Eight, seven,
six, five,
four, three,
two, one.
Sadakuni drew the old maid again.
What happened?
Goddammit!
Sada, I'm going to fully make use of the one minute
you so generously gave me.
Come and get it!
Come on!
Baku, what are you doing?
Professor!
I believe I explained the rules at the start.
Sharing of information during the game is not allowed.
However, as long as it's not discovered by your opponent, underhanded tactics
are of no concern to Kakero.
You drew the old maid, didn't you?
Huh? You figured it out?
You can see my cards through that camera, can't you?
Professor!
Is Sadakuni…?
Does that mean he had somehow intercepted the camera feed for the owners?
You finally figured it out?
I win, Sadakuni.
No way.
Amazing! We made a complete comeback!
Baku!
Kaji, it's thanks to you for breaking that camera!
-You're definitely the ultimate lucky boy! -Baku!
Yeah!
Mr. Sadakuni drew the Old Maid Five.
His hangman gallows are complete!
The winner of this game…
is Baku Madarame!
Yes!
The gallows are ready!
You're completely blind, aren't you?
Sadakuni used the six cameras above us
to see both my cards and his.
So even when he was choosing the game with a blindfold on, he saw everything.
You rebuilt your sight, right?
With artificial vision.
I believe
it's a system using electricidal stimulation on the optic nerves
to restore eyesight to blind people through another object.
He likely had someone hack into the cameras and relay them to Sadakuni.
And this…
is the proof.
But one of the six cameras was destroyed by the gun.
So I watched.
The view rotates through each camera every ten seconds.
So I began to wonder what happens for Sadakuni when it gets to that camera.
Since it's broken, there's no video.
It was supposed to be the perfect plan.
"Having the guts to throw your life away," he said.
You're just a big, fat liar!
What are you doing?
I choose to protect Sadakuni.
You'll have to get through me first.
You don't have the strength.
Hangman!
-Hangman! -Hangman!
Hangman!
Ruka.
Don't embarrass me further.
Professor.
I will accept the punishment.
That's the rule of this world.
Understood.
Very well.
Let us proceed to Hangman.
Bring them over.
Let go. I can get there myself.
Lie Eater.
Why do you want to be a Royal Leader?
World peace.
Hey, don't laugh!
Sorry.
Is that so?
World peace?
I'll be looking forward to it.
I transfer my Kakero membership to you.
Seriously?
Oh, dear. You can't just do that without asking.
Lie Eater.
I'm leaving it to you to become a Royal Leader.
Okay.
Sadakuni.
ONE YEAR LATER
Thank you for waiting.
The Royal Leader is waiting.
At this point, only Mr. Baku may proceed.
Adios.
Well…
I'm off.
Let's get this started, Royal Leader.
So, what are we betting on?
Duck duck goose with a handkerchief? So juvenile.
Royal Leader.
You're the best.
I'm going to eat…
your lie.
BASED ON THE COMIC USOGUI BY TOSHIO SAKO
Subtitle translation by: Dale Joan Angles