With "true genius" Kei controlling things from the shadows, Group K succeeds in finding Tenji. Facing the "worst thing that could have happened," Tenji makes a phone call to a certain individual. The third game, Friendly Hide-and-Seek, then reaches its conclusion.
While the two groups struggled to outwit each other, Shiho, Shibe, and Yutori, who had been temporarily released for the third game, returned to school only to be met with cold stares from their classmates.
We had reasons why we 
absolutely couldn't lose.
.كانت لدينا أسباب تمنعنا من الخسارة منعًا مطلقًا
Wir haben auch einen Grund,
unbedingt gewinnen zu müssen.
Teníamos motivos para no perder.
Teníamos motivos para no perder.
On a aussi une bonne raison
de vouloir gagner.
Abbiamo un motivo per cui
non possiamo assolutamente perdere.
Também temos razões que
nos impedem de perder.
Не вам одним
нужно было выиграть любой ценой.