Prime Minister Suzuki,
please stop obstructing the god candidates' actions.
I decided to seize them in order to protect the people.
Those helicopters are out to guarantee their capture, not to attack them.
I never thought you would believe in god election.
They are convening the god election, Prime Minister.
And they didn't hide their faces this time.
It's because they do not wish to cause harm to anyone.
Getting me to believe it with this reason alone is...
I will prove to you within 24 hours
that you shouldn't attack them.
You should protect them instead.
So close! I can't believe that the helicopters are so close to me.
Let's shoot Red Arrows at the pilots.
Hold on, Susumu.
We can just move to another place.
You're right.
Follow the plan.
Everyone, disperse from Point B to Point F.
Okay.
All right.
The targets have disappeared.
ROPPONGI, MINATO
SHIODOME, MINATO
ODAIBA, MINATO
JINNAN, SHIBUYA
A god candidate has appeared above the TV station in Roppongi.
They have also appeared in Shiodome, Odaiba, and Shibuya.
They have appeared here too!
Go for a live broadcast! Send out the drones!
AKASAKA, MINATO
They've turned around.
Ms. Yumiki?
Prime Minister Suzuki has ordered the Self-Defense Force to retreat.
The hunt for the god candidates has seemed to have been suspended.
Why did they suddenly...
Everyone, please listen to me.
Starting from now,
the five god candidates will explain what they'd do if they were God.
Because the last god candidate said that they would not appear
if we didn't do so.
Let's get started then.
Hey, isn't he Kakehashi?
And also Hanakago?
It can't be.
Are they god candidates?
Can't believe that there are two of them in our class.
Maiko, did you know about this?
How would I know?
The five god candidates who have disappeared from Yurakucho
have now appeared at five different TV stations respectively
and will be giving a speech on what they'd do if they become God.
This matter has attracted the attention of the entire Japan...
No. The whole world.
May I speak now?
Well...
After I become God,
I want to create a world where death will be bestowed as one wishes.
A world where it will be recognized.
Suicide?
What?
I support.
If I can die easily, then I want to die now.
It's better than causing trouble to others.
Well said, kid.
My idea is to create a wonderful world where humans do not have to work.
A world where we can live happily and at ease.
Just let the AI or the robots do the work.
It's nice not to have to work.
But the question is, where do we get our money from?
How to become wealthy?
I have no idea.
Hence, let the person who can realize these become God.
She doesn't want to become God at all.
Is this the state of mind of the god candidates?
None of you has given it a serious thought?
I reckon
that a world where we can have fun with friends is the best world to be in.
It's better if cram schools and phones do not exist.
I agree.
In social apps, we come under fire for the slightest mistake.
But it depends on how you use it.
Humans can't live without it.
We'd be in trouble if something so convenient were gone.
These are all relevant to us living in the present age.
It's all so shallow.
The question should be, in which direction should mankind move in the future?
But now, I don't care anymore.
Being a god candidate is exhilarating.
I feel alive every day.
If people could experience this feeling,
I think the world will definitely be more fun.
So...
I want to create a world where everyone has White Arrows.
-What? -White Arrows?
The tool to kill?
What a shocking speech.
What is this kid talking about?
It happened so suddenly.
I kept thinking...
about what I would do if I become God.
But I couldn't find any answer.
But I hope...
for a world where everyone is kind-hearted
and laughs together.
Red is up next...
If I remember correctly, his angel must be special-rank.
If I were to become God,
I...
Would do nothing.
Everyone, return to Point A.
The god candidates have returned to Yurakucho.
All right. We have spoken our minds.
I hope you will show up and have a talk with us.
I see. What a scary sincerity of youth.
I can't betray that.
The question is, can I convince them?
Let's go and meet them, Muni.
Professor Yoneda, where are you going?
I'm going to Yurakucho.
What?
He's the last god candidate.
Professor Yoneda?
Is this for real?
It's indeed him.
Who is he?
I have read all your books.
One second.
Light travels 7,5 times around the earth in one second.
Have you all tried flying around it?
I tried to see how many times I could fly around the earth in a second.
How many times do you think I managed to fly around?
Give it a try. This way, you'll realize that one second is infinite.
Isn't he Professor Yoneda?
What? It's indeed him.
Is he a god candidate?
Hey, Professor Yoneda?
He's indeed Professor Yoneda.
The winner of the Nobel Prize and the National Honor Award.
He's said to have the smartest brain in the world.
Professor Gaku Yoneda has appeared as a god candidate.
Indeed, I'm Gaku Yoneda.
I'm also a god candidate.
I declare that this god election is absolutely real and valid.
The professor is a god candidate himself?
That's what he meant when he said he'll prove to me...
Yoneda.
Wow! Professor Yoneda is a god candidate!
Just let the professor become God!
It's settled then!
Aren't you all going to surround me like these drones?
We want to elect God through discussion.
Discussion? This is the best way.
After all, it's something humans can do.
Well, let's head to a place where we can talk at ease.
There's no need for that.
I want the world to know what's going on right now.
What I'm going to say is just my hypothesis.
I want you all to think about its validity and whether you agree to it
with your own mind.
Firstly, you all have not grasped the most important part.
It could also be said that you've all been deceived.
Metropoliman understood this, at least.
Deceived?
What do you mean?
Metropoliman did not believe in God's existence.
Can you believe in an unrealistic thing like God in the first place?
Do you mean that God does not exist?
God does exist,
but He's not the kind you imagined.
He's a pseudo-god.
HUMANS WHO HAVE BEEN SHOT BY WHITE ARROW WILL DIE.
Red, you said you would do nothing after becoming God.
Why so?
Humans should rely on their own strengths to survive.
If one of us becomes God
and controls humans' life and death from heaven,
it will become an invisible dictatorship.
You're right. We don't need that kind of God.
Please make it simpler and clearer.
Simpler and clearer?
Well, let me ask the five of you. No, to all humankind.
Who came first? Humans or God?
I guess it's humans.
It's humans who created God.
No.
Wasn't it God? Because there's a legend about God, Adam, and Eve.
That's a myth created by humans.
It was 13,8 billion years ago that the universe was born.
And 4,6 billion years ago, the earth was born.
Water appeared on Earth. Microbes were born.
They evolved into fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.
And finally, humans were born.
Humans hunted and grew grains.
To obtain more food, they prayed to heaven and created an object of worship.
That's God, a human creation.
This is not my hypothesis,
but a historical knowledge everyone knows about.
Do you understand?
Understood.
I roughly understood it.
Didn't you say we have been deceived?
Tell us the reason.
Humans are now performing surgeries and controlling genetics
which were considered blasphemous.
We have even set foot in space.
It's impossible for us to believe that there's God in heaven.
But we can tell the world that God doesn't exist in this world.
Because it's an indisputable fact that humans progressed
by acquiring knowledge through religions and mythologies.
For those who believe in it, nothing is more infuriating than this.
In my papers, I have negated the existence of ghosts and souls,
which cannot be proven by science.
But after being chosen as a god candidate, I found that God did exist.
And I also came into contact with an angel.
Honestly, I doubted my eyes at first.
But it was a reality.
Since it was a reality, I couldn't do anything about it.
The angel was right before me. I had to accept God's existence.
In that's the case, the angels must be created
by the energy from humans' imagination.
The energy is born from people praying for its existence.
The power that will be uncovered by science, one day will be called God.
It's a creature that people have created to worship and praise.
Creature? Like a monster?
It's a human creation.
It's a pseudo-god that relies on humans' belief
in God's existence as its source of power.
If those who believe in God perish, then the energy will perish along.
Now, it's reaching the point of fading away.
Hence, He tricked the angels to start a god election.
So that He would not fade away.
That's right.
It went as smoothly as he expected.
Now, the god election has been proclaimed to the whole world.
And when a god candidate becomes God, more people will believe in its existence.
What I wanted to say is, the era of praying to God is now over.
Don't cry out to God for help. Instead, ask people for help.
You can't rely on prayers when you're facing problems.
Rather, come up with a solution as soon as possible.
Instead of repenting and asking for God's forgiveness,
it's better to turn yourself in and pay for your sins.
Humans' intelligence, science,
and medicine can overcome natural disasters.
In the near future,
it may be possible for us to achieve immortality.
What matters to mankind is the future.
We must keep thinking about what we should do now.
That's why we must declare that God does not exist.
God no longer needs to exist.
That's how this god election came about
and why we were chosen as god candidates.
That's right. The world no longer needs God.
God doesn't exist?
Target confirmed.
The targets show no signs of moving.
We'll definitely hit the bull's eye.
Hold on. Our order is to shoot at all six.
We haven't fully grasped the capabilities of the targets.
Don't let them out of your sight for even one moment.
Understood.
As for God who was born out of humans' prayers
and the angels who have been used and weakened by God,
Muni planned to destroy the pseudo-heaven, where nothing good comes out.
Destroy heaven?
Humans' prayers? Angels used by God?
What an interesting statement.
What's the matter, Revel?
It was mentioned at the beginning of heaven
that God is supported through human prayers.
You should know about this since you're a special-rank angel.
Nasse became a special-rank angel
due to her innocent actions and not being bound by trivialities.
But she's poor in bargaining. So, she's not suitable for this game.
It sounds like you're calling me a fool.
Muni, I understand your purpose.
Amongst the 12 angels,
there may be an angel that will get in your way.
What is the special power of the angel?
Muni answered that she didn't know.
The special-rank angel who seems to know nothing.
Or the angel who knows the ins and outs of heaven?
Either way...
You're right.
It's odd to choose a God amongst the humans.
But I think what you said about "God not existing" is too reckless.
Yes.
If God exists due to human prayers, that's real as it gets!
And there are various gods in the world.
I think it's necessary to have a God.
Really?
Although it's necessary, I think He no longer exists.
What? What do you mean?
How shall I put it?
For me, He's like Santa Claus.
Although I believed it as a child,
I gradually realized that it was an illusion created by humans.
But it feels better because believing it begets hope.
The same goes for God.
Regardless of what God is like, it's not a bad thing to pray.
But it doesn't work.
Because God that could realize our wishes don't exist.
Its existence does not matter at all.
I think God only needs to exist in everyone's heart.
Hence, if none of us has to become God,
I think it's fine too.
Saki.
I never believed in God's existence.
After listening to Professor Yoneda's hypothesis,
I think most people in the world will have the same thought too.
Hence, I agree with Professor Yoneda.
You just don't want to become God.
It's not that.
It's you who doesn't want to be one.
You just want others to be one and hold on to your Red Arrows, right?
Didn't Ogaro mention
that one of us has to become God?
Or do you have a way to keep us out of this, Professor?
Of course. I've figured it out.
Are you serious?
I...
really need Red Arrows.
I can't live without them.
Please! Someone must become God! Please!
Professor Yoneda.
Believing in God's existence and praying to Him...
Some people survive by treating Him as the only hope and redemption, right?
Of course.
Only about 0,1% of the population.
That's equivalent to seven million people in the world.
What would become of them if God no longer existed?
They won't be able to blame God for their misfortunes.
They wouldn't receive forgiveness for their repentance.
Even prayers wouldn't change anything.
Because there would be nothing to pray to.
They would also have no strength to break out of their troubles.
They would feel hopeless about life and commit suicide, wouldn't they?
I think it's unavoidable for those who can't keep up with time.
Committing suicide...
Unavoidable?
Unavoidable.
In that case,
I'll stop this from happening
even if I have to become God.
He's now motivated.
Mirai, are you okay with that?
Didn't you hope to grasp your own happiness?
Red wants to be God?
It's too late. No one will agree.
I guess Ms. Temari would vote for him.
Didn't you say that you'll take up the role if no one wants it?
I still think about committing suicide, and I can die whenever.
But if I were to become God, it would cause trouble to the majority
who support Professor Yoneda, wouldn't it?
I had expected this.
It's fine. Let me become God.
Susumu?
They have rifles!
Look! They have rifles!
They've been targeting us!
-Darn! -Impressive!
-Wait! Don't shoot! -It's just like a movie!
But the targets may use the arrows!
Hey, may I use a Red Arrow?
No! Susumu, stay away now!
Aim at your respective target as ordered!
Continue to monitor Red.
Red?
Fire!