Chapter 05

## #05

**#05** is the fifth chapter of the manga adaptation for *Kimi ga Shine: Tasuketsu Death Game*. It was released on August 26, 2019.

## Synopsis

Sara, Joe, Keiji, Q-taro, and Kai are trapped in a room and forced to play a game of Russian roulette. But first, they must decide who will pull the trigger.

## Summary

None of the people in the room can figure out the game they have to play to escape the room. Q-taro nominates himself to be the "challenger" of the game because of his experience with guns, but Sara states that Keiji must be far more experienced because he is a policeman. Keiji declines Sara's offer, stating he refuses to point a gun at a civilian.

Sara and Q-taro begin to struggle over the gun up to the point where Sara draws the gun on Q-taro, but before things escalate any further, Kai interferes, calming both Sara and Q-taro down and reminding both of them that this must be a game or a puzzle for them to solve. This gives Sara an idea as to the objective of the game:

* There are nine bullets in total—three real bullets and six dummy bullets.
* Minus the challenger, there are nine targets in the room—four people and five dolls.
* The challenger would have to shoot every target. That means the challenger would have to be able to shoot all the dolls with real bullets and all the human targets with dummy bullets.

Without revealing the objective, Sara asks Q-taro if he could figure out the puzzle. Q-taro is unable to but argues that he doesn't need to know the puzzle to handle a gun. Keiji briefly interjects, stating that Q-taro is volunteering to be the challenger so he does not have the chance to get shot, that he will escape unscathed regardless of the fates of the targets. He then says that Sara is the best person to be the challenger because her relation to Joe will ensure that she will not only value her own life but the lives of the targets.

Sara then questions why Keiji cannot hold a gun. After all, she could be wrong about the puzzle and the challenger may need to be able to shoot well. Keiji begins to answer nonchalantly, but after Sara demands he answer honestly and seriously, Keiji reveals that he once shot a civilian while on duty. The fact that he has done so prevents him from being able to even hold a gun.

Kai suggests that everyone holds a majority vote as to who the challenger should be, and most of the votes, including Q-taro's vote, go to Sara. (Curiously, Kai votes for Q-taro rather than for Sara.) The man in the painting then reveals that Sara is correct, but that once the bullets are loaded, the magazine will automatically spin, so there is no way of knowing the order of the bullets. Sara has put the bullets in such a way that she knows the order regardless, and she quickly passes the room's challenge.

As a reward for passing, a doll's arm falls on Joe's lap. As everyone exits, Sara collapses from relief and exhaustion. Kai acknowledges that Sara did well, pats her on the head, and comforts her. Sara is about to ask if they have met before when she realizes that Kai was the person who had been stalking her.

## Characters

\*Note: **Bold** + *Italicized* = ***First appearance***

* Sara Chidouin
* Q-taro Burgerberg
* Sou Hiyori
* Kazumi Mishima
* Keiji Shinogi
* Kai Satou
* Meister
* Joe Tazuna

## References

1. ↑ October 2019 issue (Japanese) (website). *Monthly Shōnen Ace*. Retrieved on October 26, 2019.