Did Mr Hiiragi kill his students

This is Kaio High School.

After holding his students hostage
at school

for nine days, suspect Ibuki Hiiragi

has finally shown up.

Mr. Hiiragi!

Mr. Gunji.

Hi, officers!

Sorry to keep you waiting!

HERE HE IS!

THAT AWFUL MAN!

THE HOSTAGE-TAKER IS HERE!



It's Hiiragi!
Ibuki Hiiragi is on the rooftop!

With a rifle in hand,
he's standing on the rooftop

with his hostage.

What will happen next?

Tension is in the air.

GO TO HELL, SCUMBAG!

Currently on Mind Voice,

the total ransom raised so far

is 152,134,200 yen.

I suppose I've become the enemy
of the whole nation.

EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT THEIR PHONE

THIS IDIOT JUST WANTS TO BE A HERO

I believe the parents

are looking forward
to having the students released.



RELEASE THE KIDS NOW!

THEY'VE STAYED LONG ENOUGH!

Here's my last request.

At 8 a.m. tomorrow…

Go ahead.

…I'll go live
on social networking site Mind Voice--

Ibuki Hiiragi has been shot!

We just heard a gunshot.

-We're live from…
-It sounded like a gunshot…

Ibuki Hiiragi has been shot!

It's believed that
he was shot by the sniper unit.

The scene here is in chaos!

SIT, break in!

Roger. Prepare to break in.

Go check it out!

What happened?

An explosion!
There's been an explosion inside!

Who set it off?

Hey! Look!

Mr. Hiiragi is still alive!

Sorry to disappoint you.

There's no way I'd die so easily.

Hiiragi is alive! What's this all about?

HOW CREEPY!

IS THAT A GHOST?

IS IT A PERFORMANCE?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S REAL ANYMORE

The bulletproof vest saved me.

It still hurts, though.

Now…

I'll announce it once again.

At 8 a.m. tomorrow,

I'll go live
on the social networking site Mind Voice

and tell everyone the truth.

Should anyone interfere,

I'll blow up the whole school building.

Oh, come on.

Where is the truth?

WHAT'S "LET'S THINK"?

TOO LATE FOR EXCUSES

LET'S SLEEP FOR NOW

WHAT AN UNEXPECTED TWIST!

THERE'S MORE TO IT?

WHAT WILL HE SAY LIVE?

CLASS 3A

At least Mr. Hiiragi seems to be okay.

Thank goodness.

Sakura,

can you continue
with what you were saying?

I killed her.

I killed Reina.

What did you mean?

When we ignored Reina,

Sakura felt that it was her fault.

She's still…

It's not that.

It really was because of me

that Reina died.

Mr. Hiiragi is doing this

for my sake.

So I want you to hear me out.

THAT SCUMBAG IS TALKING CRAP

THE NATION'S ENEMY!
EXECUTE HIM!

Everyone thinks I'm a bad guy.

That's what you wanted.

Even if I knew that I would die soon,

I wouldn't do something like this.

I suppose so.

A normal person wouldn't do this.

I don't think you're crazy.

I can tell from the kids.

You've lost weight.

Can you tell me now?

The reason why you had to do this.

Another seven hours and 58 minutes to go.

Plenty of time, even if I talk slowly.

Yeah.

The trigger was the fake video of Fumika.

What's this?

I didn't do it!

I know. But who made this?

Have you seen the video of Ms. Sagara?

She's over there!

Any idea who did it?

No.

But I know one thing.

Have you heard of Belms?

I think a teacher called Yamato Takechi
from Kaio High

asked Belms to make
a fake video of Fumika.

While you're investigating,

Fumika's getting worse.

I think it's wise not to aggravate
the situation.

You think we should let Takechi get away?

Then tell me, what should we do?

I'll try to get a job at Kaio High

and expose Takechi's crime there.

This is our new art teacher, Mr. Hiiragi.

I'm Ibuki Hiiragi. Nice to meet you.

I'm the last
charismatic teacher of the era,

Yamato Takechi.

I've heard all about you.

Wow, TV really does have an impact.

Let me know if you need anything.

Thank you.

Your pancreatic cancer has relapsed.

No way.

Forget about Yamato Takechi
and focus on your treatment.

How's Fumika?

She's shutting herself in completely.

She even keeps her distance from me.

What's that?

A video of Kageyama doping.

But she didn't do it.

The video was doctored.

A fake video.

TAKECHI

Thanks for the fake video of Kageyama.

You know, the one of her doping.

That should put an end
to her athletic career.

How did you understand what I'm feeling?

A friend of mine

went through the same thing too.

I may be able to help you.

You have about a year left to live.

The treatment from now on
will focus on easing your pain.

Excuse me.

KAIO HIGH SCHOOL

Excuse me. Sorry. Excuse me!

-Kageyama! Kageyama!
-Move back!

She's my student! She's my student!

Why?

I was the one
who was supposed to die first.

Not you.

I knew that Yamato Takechi
was the culprit,

but I couldn't save Kageyama.

Don't get swamped by negative emotions.

Turn them into your motivation
for the future.

My motivation… for the future?

Are you sure about this?

I don't have much time left.

I want to attain my long-cherished desire
as a teacher before I die.

Please come in.

This is Investigator Igarashi.

He's Fumika's biological father.

I've asked for his help
so that this plan will succeed.

Please sit down.

Before I sit down,
I'd like to ask you something.

Are you doing this to seek revenge?

No.

I'm doing it so that
no one else will fall victim

like Fumika and Kageyama.

It's salvation.

All right. Tell me about your plan.

I'd like to have
as many explosives as possible.

I'll ask my staff where to place them.

Good.

We should change these to tempered glass.

Sure.

Blow up the school?

So I want you to supervise
the other students

and keep an eye on them.

In order to bring the truth to light,

I will eventually need to turn
the entire nation against me.

If I don't do this,

I won't be able to achieve my goal.

I'm also doing this for a certain student.

The day Reina died,

she met up with me.

Reina.

We need to talk.

I wanted to apologize to you here.

It's okay.

No, it isn't.

Not only did I not defend you,

I even joined in ignoring you.

When I got your letter,

I thought we were incompatible at first,

but that's not true.

You enjoyed it
when I talked about pro wrestling.

I'm sure that's how you showed me that--

Oh, come on.

I'm sorry.

Stop it.

Why do you say that?

Why are you blaming me?

Reina?

I know.

I know you're on my side, Sakura…

but it's no use.

Everyone feels like my enemy,

and I hate myself for thinking that.

It's too much for me to bear.

I can't…

take it anymore.

Let me go!

You know I can't!

I'm hurting.

I can't take it anymore.

At this rate, I'll go crazy.

So, please…

give me a way out.

I let go of her hand.

That's why she--

You're wrong!

Don't blame yourself.

Mr. Hiiragi said the same thing too.

You may leave now.

Mr. Hiiragi.

There's something I need to tell you.

I…

I was there when Reina killed herself.

I held onto her when she jumped,

but I let go in the end.

I thought it would stop her suffering,

so I let go of her hand.

I killed her.

It's not your fault that Kageyama died.

It is.

It's my fault.

Kageyama killed herself
because of something else.

Even if you had saved her then,

she'd still have tried
to end her life again.

What do you mean?

Trust me and see what happens
in the next ten days.

Find the answer yourself.

See this case through to the end.

What Mr. Hiiragi is trying to do now

is to explain why Reina committed suicide.

It's separate from how I feel
about letting go of her hand.

He may think that
it'll make me feel better,

but that won't erase my sin.

I understand your objective now.

But why do have to go so far
for your students?

Because… I'm a teacher.

TAKECHI

It's Takechi. How dare he
walk around in public?

Stop running and atone for your sins!

Reina Kageyama killed herself
because of you.

Murderer! Murderer! Murderer!

Why have you uncuffed me?

Because I'm sure you will see this
through to the end.

That's for mistreating me.

When this is over,

it will be my turn to cuff you.

It hurts.

It's almost 8 a.m.

What's going to happen?

Sir!

Just right now…

It's Mr. Hiiragi.

What's he going to do when this is over?

Turn himself in, I guess.

Wait. Where are you going?

He might die.

What do you mean?

He said had a dream that he jumped

off the building when everything was over.

Okay, it was just a dream.

But I've been wondering.

Why does he have to go to the rooftop?

If it's just to expose the truth,
he could do it here.

Unless he plans to jump

after exposing the truth.

Let's hurry!

Please tell me everything you know.

Miyagi.

Make sure you follow Gunji's example.

Why do you say that?

He had the same eyes as Gunji,

so I decided to help him.

Are you talking about Hiiragi?

You have the same kind of look.

It's Mr. Gunji!

Mr. Gunji, are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

More importantly, I have a favor to ask.

Can you bring Fumika Sagara to the school?

Why?

I want her to witness
what Hiiragi is trying to do.

I have no time to run errands for you.

Can we really get to the rooftop this way?

Stop complaining and do it!

One, two…

She's a beast.

-Makabe, give us a hand.
-If we don't do our best now, then when?

Do you think we can make it?

Hey.

Someone's here!

Hello? Is someone there?

Yeah. A useless cop.

You want to get to Hiiragi, right?

I'll give you a hand.

Dear Mind Voice users,

I'm Ibuki Hiiragi.

As I mentioned yesterday,

I'll explain the reason behind
this hostage incident

during this livestream.

As I mentioned yesterday…

KILLER'S HERE AT LAST

…I'll explain the reason behind
this hostage incident

during this livestream.

YOU KILLED REINA KAGEYAMA!

I'LL SHOW YOU NO MERCY

I'M READY TO ATTACK! BRING IT ON

IBUKI HIIRAGI'S LIVE

Ready to attack, huh?

I see. Let's start then.

First, please watch this video.

POSTED BY IBUKI HIIRAGI

Cut!

Thank you.

WHAT THE HECK?

Thank you for your help.

The fake video is done!

Thank you!

IT'S A FAKE?

This is a fake video that I made.

It's got nothing to do
with Kageyama's suicide.

YOU TRICKED US!

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?

I can see you're confused…

but you never forget to belittle me.

And this is exactly why!

This is the main reason
why I staged this hostage incident!

I wanted people to understand

the impact of cyberbullying.

By using fake videos to change
the situation, again and again,

I wanted users to realize
how they were being swayed

by unreliable information.

On the first day,

you guys treated me like a murderer
and criticized me.

On the second, third, and fourth day,

you labeled me a vicious criminal
and fired away online

every time you heard information about
the number of victims increasing.

On the fifth day,

when you realized that
I hadn't killed anyone

and that the culprit was a teacher,

you glorified me online as a hero.

On the sixth day,

when I hinted that
Takechi could be the culprit,

you began suspecting him.

On the seventh day,

you believed it was Takechi in the video

and hounded him online.

On the eighth day,

you criticized Takechi online
without any evidence.

On the ninth day,

as soon as you learned
that I was the culprit,

you turned your attention on me
and criticized me online.

And today, you've learned that
it was all a lie.

Over the past ten days,

how many times have you changed your mind?

How many heartless comments

did you make online
based on unreliable information?

I wanted to expose your idiotic behavior,

so I caused this incident!

DON'T FORCE YOUR OPINION ON OTHERS!

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH US!

It has everything to do with you!

THIS ISN'T AN ENTERTAINMENT SHOW?

I'm talking to you who only
sees this as pure entertainment!

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

Hey! You!

I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ALL NETIZENS!

I'm talking to people who only know
how to follow the crowd.

And that's you!

What did you know about Kageyama?

Absolutely nothing!

You've never even met her
or talked to her!

How can you attack someone like that
when you don't know anything?

THIS GUY'S A PAIN

"A pain", "disgusting", "go to hell".

It's shameful how quickly

you can come up with mean words like that.

That's exactly it!

The malice that you're unaware of!

That's what killed Reina Kageyama!

Kageyama's real killer is…

the social networking site Mind Voice.

After the fake video of her was uploaded,

she couldn't take the endless abuse
from Mind Voice users

and decided to kill herself.

Your online comments

were like millions of malicious knives

that stabbed Reina Kageyama's heart
repeatedly until she died!

Mr. Ichimura! Please come with me!

This way!

Mr. Takechi?

No. I didn't do it.

I didn't do it.

Mr. Takechi, no one is blaming--

Liar!

You're all laughing at me!

But I didn't kill her! It wasn't me!

Yamato Takechi!

I… and all the teachers here

are on your side.

There's only one thing you should do
and that's

to atone for your sins.

Let's listen to Mr. Hiiragi

and think about this together!

Why did you bring me here?

Because I can't let my boss
get all the glory.

Undoubtedly,

the fake video made Kageyama suffer.

But that was just a primary disaster.

The fake video made by Takechi
was definitely vicious.

But had it been clarified
as a misunderstanding right away,

Kageyama wouldn't have suffered
emotional damage.

You guys blindly believed
the fake video without questioning it

and caused a secondary disaster
by abusing her mercilessly.

That's what drove her to end her life!

Because of the online abuse and insults,

Kageyama began to hallucinate
and hear things.

I feel like everyone is badmouthing me…

even though I know they aren't.

Despite the fact that my family
and friends are worrying about me…

it's too hard.

Please help me… Mr. Hiiragi.

Kageyama cried as she spoke to me.

She begged me for help.

Do you understand how she felt?

The words you used to abuse her verbally

broke her heart!

I'm sorry.

Stop it.

You're Reina Kageyama the doper.

Why do you say that?

Stop acting like a tragic heroine!

Why are you blaming me?

Girls like her…

-You're doping…
-Pushing your luck, eh?

-I didn't do it!
-Liar!

-You're the worst!
-Reina?

Everyone feels like my enemy

and I hate myself for thinking that.

It's too much for me.

I can't take it.

It was you guys

who took Kageyama's life away.

WE KILLED REINA KAGEYAMA?

MR. HIIRAGI, HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?

WE SIMPLY WROTE WHAT WE WERE THINKING

FREEDOM OF SPEECH
IS THE VIRTUE OF THE INTERNET

You!

You! And you!

KAGEYAMA'S TO BLAME FOR BELIEVING US

You were eagerly brandishing
the sword of justice right up until now,

but when the odds are against you,

you start evading responsibility
like kids.

You're trying desperately
to justify yourself.

YOU'RE SO ANNOYING!

Stop leading such dull lives!

It's shameful!

You're the ones who are ridiculous!

Have you ever been serious about anything?

Stop running away!

Words that you can't say

to the face of your parents or friends…

shouldn't be said to strangers.

Don't cause others emotional pain
just to let off steam!

Do you understand what I'm saying?

You aren't that dumb, are you?

Please wake up.

Mr. Hiiragi is angry!

No, this isn't anger.

It's a plea.

Listen.

Mind Voice

is a handy tool that anyone can access.

It allows you to find like-minded friends

and communicate with them
anytime, anywhere.

It's a place of refuge for some.

That's important and undeniable.

However…

on the other hand,

the website can also become
a menacingly violent tool.

Sometimes, words are like weapons.

They can be heavier and sharper
than any knives

and can hollow out a heart!

This is what I want you to be mindful of!

A casual remark that you make
by following the crowd

could hurt someone deeply.

When self-righteousness is combined
with a one-sided sense of justice,

it could easily take someone's life.

That's what I want you…

and all of you who are watching this…

to etch into your minds!

Instead of going along with others

and speaking ill of people,

isn't it more important

to have self-discipline
and make yourself a better person?

In fact, it's more fun that way!

Your eyes, mouth, and hands…

aren't there to hurt someone!

They're there
so you can share joy with others

and reflect on that joy! Don't you agree?

Be kinder to others!

Cherish yourself more!

We got through?

Grab my hand! Hurry!

Be careful.

I don't know how far

my words may have reached you.

I bet most of you

haven't given them much thought,

but if there's even one person…

just one of you…

who realizes that words spoken

at the spur of the moment
could create more victims like Kageyama

and stop making the same mistake…

then I've accomplished something
by standing here.

And I'm sure someday

that one person will turn into ten, 100,

and even 1,000 people! I truly believe so!

That's why…

I'm begging you…

to keep my words in mind.

Thank you so much…

for your attention.

As of this moment,

my class is over.

IBUKI HIIRAGI LIVE BROADCAST 01

BROADCAST HAS ENDED.

Mr. Hiiragi.

Mr. Hiiragi.

Ibuki.

Kayano… let go of my hand.

I won't!

Please… give me a way out.

I'm in so much pain…

I can't take it anymore.

At this rate, I'll go crazy.

So, please…

give me a way out.

No!

No way!

I'll be with you always.

I'll stay by your side.

So please live!

Please! Please live!

No.

No way will I let you die!

-Bukki!
-Mr. Hiiragi!

What are you doing?

-Mr. Hiiragi!
-Kai!

Pull! Hurry!

-Mr. Hiiragi! Come on!
-Pull!

Got him!

Thank goodness.

Kayano.

A question for you.

Did you really let go of Kageyama's hand?

Did you let go of her hand

to give her a way out?

No.

I wanted Reina…

to go on living…

so I didn't want to let go of her hand.

I held onto it desperately.

Right? I thought so.

You didn't let go of her hand.

With this little hand, you tried your best

to save Kageyama
until the very last moment.

So,

stop blaming yourself.

Okay?

Okay.

You did well.

Now,

my class is over for real.

Did you do that

to mend Sakura's heart?

"Don't believe it
when I have my glasses off."

So you didn't intend to die, did you?

Well…

I'm actually…

afraid of dying.

Ms. Sagara.

I…

I did something horrible to you
and Kageyama.

I know it's not something
that an apology can solve…

but…

please let me begin with an apology.

I'm truly…

sorry for what I did!

Please raise your head.

It's okay now.

I…

I'll stay strong and carry on.

Ibuki Hiiragi.

You're under arrest

for property damage
and all sorts of other things.

Come on. Don't they know
which one of us represents justice?

Thank you.

I did it for myself.

I deserve the credit.

Yeah. Good job.

Let's go!

Mr. Hiiragi!

-Mr. Hiiragi!
-Mr. Hiiragi!

Looking good, graduates.

Congratulations.

Let's go.

The food was good!

He did a good job.

Bukki was amazing.

He lived on to fight the illness
for another year after that.

Yeah. He was stubborn till the very end.

"Stubborn"?

He was a true hero.

You're right.

Hey, what happened to the ransom
raised on Mind Voice?

I heard every penny
was returned to the users.

Hey, where's Sakura?

She said she'd stay behind for a while.

Mr. Hiiragi.

Since the incident,

there's been no great change in the world.

It's as if nothing ever happened.

Everyone is still hurrying through life.

But…

I want to tell you this.

Those ten days…

defined my youth.

You taught us lots of things.

And I began to learn and to think.

Just as your words reached me
and the rest of our class,

I want them to reach others too.

That's my wish.

May your thoughts

reach someone…

and another…

YOU'RE BETTER OFF DEAD

…and another.

MR. HIIRAGI'S HOMEROOM - THE END

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