Ajin (亜人)

Damn it! What the hell's going on?

Just kill him already!

I'm killing him, but he won't die!

There's only one of him!

He's the monster everyone's talking about!

That government scum is sending in monsters!

- Stop screwing around! - Aim for his head!

Go! Kill him!

He's mine!

Hey.

Get back out there.

He's a soldier of God! God's--

I said, get back out there!

Some soldier of God.

Take that! And that.

I killed God!

Go, go, go!

DEMI-HUMAN

WHAT'S THAT STUFF HAVE TO DO WITH US?

UNIVERSITY EXAM PREPARATION

Saturday is the standardized practice exam, right? How's it going?

Yeah, it'll be fine.

So, I can count on you to do well again?

Yeah, it'll be fine.

Thanks for breakfast.

I'm off.

Hey, Nagai, cramming so early in the morning?

Well, I need to make the most of my time.

That's an aspiring doctor for you.

We can't all score in the top ten of the med school exams.

God, why do I have to listen to this?

I'm just working hard to become an upstanding member of society.

Kai.

Friend of yours?

No way. He's a freak.

A freak, huh?

Maybe he's one of those "Ajins."

He sure seems like a different species.

That kind of thing has nothing to do with us.

Turn to Page 247 in your textbooks, on the discovery of Ajins.

This won't really appear on the exams...

- In other words, safe to ignore. - Just something you should know.

As you all know,

Ajins are immortal beings.

We're told that they'll never die.

Although we're not sure if that's absolutely true.

We've also heard reports that they "emit a peculiar voice."

That's all the information that's been released to the public.

I've heard this is an Ajin experiment.

What?

It's probably a fake.

The first confirmation of the Ajins' existence was 17 years ago in Africa.

That's about the same year you were all born.

He was an immortal soldier called a "Soldier of God" by the locals.

After its capture by the U.S. Army, it was proven to be true.

There were attempts to cover it up,

but it was simply too big to be able to hide.

There are currently 46 confirmed Ajins around the world and two in Japan.

But there are probably others that haven't been discovered yet.

After all, there's no way of knowing unless they die.

There's even a possibility that there's an Ajin in this very room.

Yes, Watanabe.

I heard that you get a massive bounty if you capture an Ajin.

The bounty may be just a rumor, but there's probably some kind of reward.

For example, asserting ownership over your prey.

Prey?

Nagai, did you have something to add?

No, nothing...

You have a question, don't you?

So, Ajins aren't human?

Huh.

Of course not.

Of course. Ha, ha, ha.

Anyway, turning to the utility value of Ajins...

I'M AT THE LIBRARY, WANNA COME?

I guess it's important to maintain some level of friendship.

SORRY, I HAVE PREP SCHOOL NOW.

I heard this is an Ajin experiment.

AJIN EXPERIMENT

Ugh, this is awful.

Could this be...?

Kei,

why did he have to die?

Mom said he was "defective."

Do you die if you're defective?

There was nothing we could do. He was sick.

Come to think of it, why do we die?

It's not like we need to.

Who are you?

It's not... like we...

need to...

It looks like you're doing well.

I'm just not doing terrible.

If I was doing well, I wouldn't be here.

Right.

So, what do you want? Aren't you normally at prep school right now?

When we were little,

do you remember burying our dog?

-If there's anything you remem-- -

I knew it.

You wouldn't be here without a reason.

Have you seen Kai lately?

No, I haven't.

I want to see him again.

- Did you get it, Kai? - Yeah, I got it!

Wow, it's a saw-tooth stag beetle!

Kei, give me your cell phone.

Why?

I'm deleting Kaito's information.

KAITO

You have to choose your friends carefully if you want to be an upstanding person.

You used to be so close.

I'm kind of busy lately.

You're going to be someone upstanding after all.

So, Eri, you really don't remember?

-When we buried the dog-- -It's too long ago to remember.

Why don't you just leave already. Aren't you busy?

Time for your blood draw, Ms. Nagai.

Oh, they're pretty.

Just throw them out.

Becoming a fine, upstanding human being.

You have to do only what's necessary.

Choose only what's necessary.