As members of the group left behind try to make sense of their situation, Masaki, Hayato, Mitsumune, and the bus driver continue toward the tunnel. Masaki finally explains why she is adamantly against going through the tunnel, but how much of what she says can be trusted?
She'd been victimized, just like me.
.كانت ضحيّة مثلي
In gewisser Hinsicht war sie
genauso ein Opfer wie ich.
La maltrataban al igual que a mí.
La maltrataban al igual que a mí.
En un sens, 
c’était une victime, elle aussi.
Era una vittima come me.
De certa forma, é uma vítima, como eu.