GNOSIA (グノーシア)

Racio is a Gnosia.

All that's left is to figure out how to get everyone else to see the truth

and have them vote accordingly.

Now, allow me to make my report.

I... investigated Yuri.

Yuri?

The result was... human. Yuri is not a Gnosia.

Well, that's a surprise!

Wait. If Yuri's human, that means they're the real Engineer.

Which means that Jonas would have to be a Gnosia...

That's right.

If one of the two claimed Engineers is confirmed to be human...

The other must therefore be a fake.

That's where you're wrong.

I am the real Engineer.

That's why I wanted to confirm if the fake Engineer was a Gnosia...

or the AC Follower.

The goal of the AC Follower is to throw the meeting into chaos.

They will lie to cause confusion in the hope of making it impossible

to determine who is human or Gnosia.

They are a true lunatic.

I see... So that's what's going on!

THE FINAL PROBLEM

The AC Follower... Don't tell me one of those snuck aboard, too?

Unlike the Gnosia,

I am unable to clearly detect their presence, but it is possible.

So, AC Followers are humans, who hate humanity?

There's somethin' like that on the ship, too?

Welp, we're screwed.

Of course.

I told you.

This is no simple game.

Yuriko...

Let's think about this objectively.

We have no way of knowing that Jonas's report is the truth.

If Jonas is a fake, that would mean everything he just said is a lie.

Pretty much.

But... Would he really need to tell such a roundabout lie?

It's conceivable.

Two people who both claim Engineer

usually have no reason to investigate each other.

As long as each claims to be the real one,

it goes without saying that they consider the other to be a fake.

So he could be complicating things on purpose

to make his case seem more believable?

Yeah.

Th-Then... Do you believe that Yuri is the real one, Setsu?

I can't be certain about that.

Jonas reported that I'm human.

So if anything, I'm inclined to trust him.

I'm just saying that it's a possibility.

But there are two Engineers—

one saying that Racio is a Gnosia,

and one saying that Yuri is the AC Follower, right?

Welp, pretty sure one of them is endin' up a popsicle, at least.

Just think about it.

It's clear who's lying here, isn't it?

What exactly do you mean?

Consider Yuri's reports as Engineer.

Yesterday, they reported that Comet was a Gnosia,

and today, they reported that I am a Gnosia.

Remember what happened yesterday.

I doubted that Comet's "gut feeling" was genuine.

That day, I voted for Comet, not Shigemichi.

Comet has since been reported as a Gnosia by both Engineers and both Doctors.

Her infection by the Gnosia is thus 100% confirmed.

As the one who led the charge to have her put into cold sleep,

it would make no sense for me to be a Gnosia, wouldn't you say?

Ordinarily, yes. That wouldn't make sense.

But that's exactly what Racio's going for.

By turning on Comet and throwing her under the bus,

they're trying to make it seem that they're human and the real Doctor.

The thing is... If I bring that up right now,

it'll just sound like I'm trying to argue my way out of a corner.

But I can't just stay quiet, either!

Givin' up already? Looks like we got our answer.

Think of something... Think... Think... Think...

But they are indeed human, even then.

They will show up as human when investigated

and can even be attacked by the Gnosia.

Wait!

Yes, what Racio said is correct. But I'd like you to consider this.

Jonas, you're suggesting that I'm the AC Follower.

Am I right?

Yes, that is correct.

One of those lying liars who is our enemy despite being human.

But that's just it. "Human."

It's true that the AC Follower causes problems for the humans,

but the fact is that they are human, too.

The objective of these meetings is to send the Gnosia into cold sleep

and keep as many humans alive as possible.

So basically... even if Yuri is the AC Follower,

we, like, shouldn't send them into the freezer?

Yeah.

And it'd make just as little sense for the real AC Follower to say this.

Which means I'm the real Engineer.

Or at least, that's what I hope you'll believe.

Yeah, not happenin'.

When it's a matter of life or death, people get desperate.

Precisely.

In any case, nothing you've said has refuted any of the points I've made.

And... your defense just now basically confirms that you're the AC Follower.

It didn't work...

Kukrushka?

Kukrushka...

says that she is the Guardian Angel.

Seriously?

"Yesterday, I succeeded in protecting Yuri from attack."

"So... Yuri is on our side."

Kukrushka...

Honestly, that's probably a lie, too.

No... The fact is that no one got attacked today.

That proves that the Guardian Angel is still alive

and that they successfully protected someone.

So... Kukrushka is telling the truth?

Probably, but that doesn't disprove anything, either.

The Gnosia don't know who the AC Follower is, either.

They have to guess just like us.

It's easily possible for them to attack

the AC Follower by mistake—in this case, Yuri.

It is time.

We will now change over to the voting process.

I don't know what will happen... but I did everything I could.

Kukrushka...

Just who or what was the Kukrushka from back then?

You may not veto the result.

The voting result will be deemed to be the will of all present,

and you will abide by it.

Do you agree?

Then it is time for the verdict.

Who is the Gnosia?

Voting has completed.

Ten valid votes.

The voting rate is 100%.

The votes will now be tallied.

A... tie?

Welp, this is definitely a pickle.

It's simple. Just turn 'em both into popsicles.

No. Needlessly freezing humans is exactly what the Gnosia want us to do.

So... we'll put this on hold for now and pick up the discussion again tomorrow.

This is quite frustrating, but I suppose there's no other choice.

On hold... Well, at least that gives me one more day...

No!

Now that Kukrushka has stepped forward as the Guardian Angel,

there's no doubt that she'll be attacked by the Gnosia tonight.

After all, the one person the Guardian Angel can't protect is themselves.

If that happens...

After the next day, they can just attack me,

the real Engineer, since I won't be protected anymore.

Even if we manage to put Racio into cold sleep before that,

there'll still be one Gnosia left.

If we put this on hold right now, no matter how we proceed,

I won't be able to avoid being eliminated tomorrow night.

Survive this loop.

In order to meet Yuriko's condition,

I need to find the remaining two Gnosia by tomorrow.

I concur with putting the meeting on hold.

If everyone's okay with that...

Wait!

Could we try voting one more time?

One more time?

It's not like we have anyone to break the tie.

Unless you wanna ask this guy.

Please!

Yuri?

I only have today and tomorrow

to send both remaining Gnosia into cold sleep.

If we put this on hold today, I've already lost!

Please!

Ooh, they're groveling! I've never seen someone actually do that before!

Does that mean... you agree?

What're we gonna do, Captain?

Revoting has completed. Ten valid votes.

The voting rate is 100%.

The votes will now be tallied.

Please... Please...

Please...

It has been decided.

Racio will be put into cold sleep.

How interesting.

Well, they do say that slight errors can lead to greater mistakes.

I can only wonder which conclusion this will lead us to.

Who's the one who flipped?

Hey, man. Don't blame me.

Sometimes I just gotta go with the flow.

That was some top-tier groveling.

Sha-ming...